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Triangle fire memorial draws parallels with today
March 22, 2011WASHINGTON (PAI) - A half-day-long Capitol Hill commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire drew uncomfortable parallels with conditions facing workers today. The fire in Manhattan killed 146 young immigrant workers, almost...
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“Black Death”: a film about plague, horror, deep thoughts
March 9, 2011"Black Death" is a thought provoking and frightening tale set in 1348 England.
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Argentina: Prosecution for child-thefts during dictatorship begins
March 7, 2011Two former Argentinian dictators and some of their henchmen are on trial for charges charges of concocting a scheme to kidnap the babies of political opponents they murdered.
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Timely reading: “Engels, A Revolutionary Life”
March 4, 2011The book has romance, adventure and a touch of intrigue.
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Fort Mose: early marker in African American freedom movement
February 24, 2011The fight for African American freedom reaches back hundreds of years, even before the arrival of the British.
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