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Occupy Sandy builds on longstanding progressive tradition
November 19, 2012This was not the first time that a radical movement decided to provide direct services to individuals who suffered extreme hardship.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Football strike ends
November 16, 2012On this day in 1982, the National Football League Association ended a strike that lasted 57 days.
Read moreToday in labor history: “The Agitator” first published
November 15, 2012During its run, the tabloid advocated industrial unionism, free speech, sexual freedom, and support for the Industrial Workers of the World.
Read moreToday in labor history: U.S. women organize trade union league
November 14, 2012Working-class and wealthier women gathered in Boston to found the Women's Trade Union League to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions.
Read moreToday in history: Kristallnacht, the Nazis’ “Night of Broken Glass”
November 9, 2012On 9-10 November 1938, a series of coordinated attacks against Jews took place throughout Germany and parts of Austria, carried out by the SS elite military forces, the Hitler Youth, and neighborhood gangsters.
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