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Meet author Victor Grossman at the Left Forum.
May 27, 2014Meet Victor Grossman in New York City at the People's World table at the Left Forum, May 30 - June 1, at CUNY.
Read moreToday in labor history: First U.S. public school established
May 20, 2014On May 20, 1639, the first American public elementary school was established. This was arguably the beginning of the idea of free public education for all.
Read moreFor the W. Va. and Turkish Miners: Journal of Catherine Terry, 30 Nov. 1920
May 19, 2014Diane Gilliam Fisher is a true poet of miners, their communities, their culture and families.
Read moreToday in labor history: Warsaw Ghetto uprising ends
May 16, 2014Today in labor history, on May 16, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising comes to an end as Nazi soldiers gain control of Warsaw, Poland's Jewish ghetto, blowing up the last remaining synagogue and beginning the mass...
Read moreToday in labor history: Anti-Monopoly Party founded
May 14, 2014There were 200 delegates from 16 states at the convention, including 61 from Illinois and Michigan.
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