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Today in Labor History: One of the first labor newspapers is published
August 24, 2012On August 24, 1827, The Journeymen Mechanics' Advocate began publication in Philadelphia, the outgrowth of a strike by carpenters demanding a shorter, 10-hour day.
Read moreNational Lampoon’s Romney vacation?
July 31, 2012While Romney's camp calls his trip "a great success," it appears to have been anything but successful. In a trip that should have been a breeze, he has succeeded in angering our closest ally, as well...
Read moreMexican elections: fraud again?
July 3, 2012It appears that the candidate of the formerly dominant Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI), former Mexico state governor Enrique Peña Nieto, has won, but not by as much as he hoped.
Read moreGroundbreaking Southern Worker now available online
June 19, 2012The Southern Worker, a newspaper published by the Communist Party in Birmingham and Chattanooga from 1930-37, can now be found online.
Read moreSummer films: The good, the bad, the wild cards
May 3, 2012This summer will offer the usual assortment of comic book blockbusters, sci-fi, obscene comedies, reboots, remakes, sequels, and prequels.
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