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Today in labor history: Joe McCarthy’s reign of terror comes to dramatic end
June 9, 2014Senator McCarthy experienced a meteoric rise to fame and power in the U.S. Senate when he charged that "hundreds" of "known communists" were in the Department of State.
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South Dakota’s genocide against Native Americans continues nonstop
June 9, 2014The genocide being perpetrated by South Dakota against Native Americans continues unabated. This is beyond maddening.
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Americans welcome Sgt. Bergdahl home
June 4, 2014After the negotiated release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, I called an old friend who spent years as a POW in Vietnam's prison camps to ask for his response.
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Chilean deputy Camila Vallejo urges Obama to free Cuban prisoners
June 4, 2014From June 4-11, people around the world will take action on behalf of three Cuban patriots wrongfully imprisoned in the United States.
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Latest GOP scheme to kill Saturday mail delivery killed in Congress
June 4, 2014In a joint letter to lawmakers, the leaders of the nation's four postal workers' unions called the House GOP's scheme "outrageous and misguided."
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