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Today in labor history: Tom Petty defies record label profiteering
May 23, 2013It was today in 1979 when rock star Tom Petty filed for bankruptcy, thereby challenging his record label, MCA, and the practice of what some would call indentured servitude.
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Today in labor history: Homestead Act signed, for good and bad
May 20, 2013President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. It was a freedom opportunity for many, but also resulted in massive displacement of Native Americans.
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Is the world of advertising swallowing Russia?
May 17, 2013Moscow seems engulfed by the modern world of advertising; the signs, ads and billboards sometimes remind me of Times Square.
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Today in labor history: Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Board of Education
May 17, 2013On this day in 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
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Today in labor history: Western Federation of Miners founded
May 15, 2013"The mine owners did not find the gold, they did not mine the gold, they did not mill the gold, but by some weird alchemy, all the gold belonged to them!"
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