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Ending hunger and homelessness cheaper than maintaining our Maginot Line
May 26, 2020In the end, what are we really paying for?
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Little Steel Strike: Remembering the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre
May 22, 2020By day’s end, an army of gun-toting, stick wielding Chicago cops had shot ten dead, leaving hundreds of others beaten and gassed.
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U.S. Postal Service honors Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Anne Spencer, poet
May 21, 2020On May 21, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing a sheet of forever stamps honoring four of the lesser-known figures of the famous Harlem Renaissance.
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Will COVID-19 become a modern-day Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and spark reform?
May 20, 2020The story of Triangle is one of worker power and union struggles, of organizing and movements that made a tragedy a catalyst, not just a headline. Can it happen again?
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Vietnam marks Ho Chi Minh’s 130th birthday; prepares for victory over COVID-19
May 20, 2020Despite bordering China, where the outbreak began, Vietnam has recorded no deaths from the virus.
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