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GOP Convention brews lies and hate
August 31, 2012I can't recall another Republican Convention more full of lies, demagogy, sexism and racism as the one just concluded in Tampa.
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Today in labor history: March on Washington and MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech
August 28, 2012On this day in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. joined by civil rights and labor unions organized the historic March on Washington. The march was officially called the "March for Jobs and Freedom." Dr. King delivered...
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Today in labor history: W.E.B. Du Bois dies in Ghana
August 27, 2012On this day in 1963 on the eve of the historic March on Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana.
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Musicians, shooting victim react to Mustaine’s anti-Obama rant
August 23, 2012Dave Mustaine, frontman of thrash metal band Megadeth, has recently generated much controversy with his continuous flow of hateful, right-wing comments.
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Marikana mine massacre reflects South Africa’s persistent inequality and social turmoil
August 21, 2012More astute analysis highlights the appalling situation of South Africa's mining communities as being fertile ground for the crisis that has developed at Marikana.
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