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Today in labor history: The 1968 Memphis sanitation strike ends
April 16, 2015On this date in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Strike came to an end.
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In Germany: From the U.S. Embassy to small town thugs
April 15, 2015This was a minor victory; in over twenty years it was the first petition on Mumia which the embassy has accepted.
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Dangerous game: Yemen and the Congress of Reaction
April 15, 2015The civil war in Yemen is a long-running conflict over access to political power and resources, not religion, or any attempt by Iran to spread its influence.
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Rushes to judgment: The top 10 assassination movies
April 15, 2015To observe the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's liquidation, here are the Top 10 assassination/conspiracy films of all time.
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Today in history: John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” is published
April 14, 2015Millions who have never read the book have seen the film version starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford.
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