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I visit Wall Street and get Obama’s speech
September 24, 2009Obama's main points:1. The rescue of the financial system was necessary.I agree with him. Wall Street and Main Street are closely linked. Now, the government's public stake in some huge bailed out banks gives it the...
Read moreUE and the Cold War
September 23, 2009The struggles and the conditions of electrical workers through the Cold War years of the late 1940s and the 1950a are examined in depth in “Generation of Resistance” by John Bennett (Ben) Sears.
Read moreThe U.S. health care system: values and priorities
September 20, 2009The current battles over American health care system are indicative of a wider philosophical and social divide. What is at stake and what is the desired outcome of each side?
Read moreUnion was in her soul
September 20, 2009Crystal Lee Sutton, the North Carolina textile worker played by Sally Fields in the 1975 movie "Norma Rae," has died of cancer. Many have pointed to her death as another tragic example of the impact of...
Read moreTale of two worlds
September 19, 2009At the AFL-CIO labor convention, teabaggers, birthers and other haters seem a world away. Firefighters, ironworkers, teachers and office professionals all took the floor making the case for a labor movement fully engaged on fighting for...
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