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Fair housing advocates condemn welfare for developers
December 2, 2016Fair housing advocates say Trump has already demonstrated to the world that developers can be counted on to rip people off.
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Today in history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
December 2, 2016Brown led the attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to spark a slave uprising.
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Trump/Pence sell out Indiana Carrier workers
December 2, 2016The deal is a public relations victory for Trump and Pence at the expense of the Indiana workers who they sold out.
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Frank Rosen, labor leader and political activist
December 1, 2016Frank took part in many of the seminal moments in Chicago history, from fighting to defend civil liberties in the McCarthy era, to the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, to electing Harold Washington as mayor,...
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Corporations, courts, right wingers gang up on workers to kill overtime extension
December 1, 2016A federal judge in Texas has bowed to the wishes of corporate lobbying groups and has blocked a measure that would have increased by 12.5 million the number of workers eligible to receive overtime pay.
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