Obituary
A singular artist who contributed to the common good: Prince’s remarkable life
April 25, 2016Prince occupied a giant place in our culture; his loss sends shock waves through all categories of Americans - categories that he himself transcended.
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Ivanhoe Donaldson, a Civil Rights movement backbone, passes
April 14, 2016He worked to support many "everyday" heroes who risked everything for equality and justice.
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Working man’s poet, Merle Haggard lived his life in song
April 11, 2016Haggard wrote songs for the American working class to drink to, to dance to and to cry to.
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Delmer Berg, last of the Lincoln Brigade vets, dies at 100
March 15, 2016The Lincoln Brigade was 2,800 men and women, African-American, Latino and white, who volunteered to defend Spain's elected government from Franco and his fascists.
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Danny Rubin helped shape our world
February 16, 2016Danny Rubin was a long time leader of the CPUSA: Rubin's work included major contributions to struggles of the progressive movements from the 1950's up until the time of his death.
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