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Today in labor history: Chicago Haymarket affair

May 3, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Probably no single event has influenced the history of labor in the United States, and even the world, more than the Chicago Haymarket affair.

Films about African Americans stand out at Tribeca Festival

May 3, 2013 By Bill Meyer

Films at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival last month that highlighted prominent African Americans and their eventful lives were infused with this dilemma of choosing the right course of struggle against racism and injustice.

Today in labor history: Poor Peoples March began in Washington, D.C.

May 2, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The Poor Peoples March began in Washington D.C. less than a month after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.

Today in labor history: Everettville mine explosion

April 30, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Only nine of the men working in the mine at the time of the disaster were able to escape, after one of them got to safety and returned with a rescue team and equipment.

Bush Library: Brazen attempt to rewrite history

April 26, 2013 By PW Editorial Board

With a price tag of $250 million, the George W. Bush library is the biggest and most expensive of the 13 that have been opened to recognize the former presidents.