Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Labor
A new Bill of Rights for American workers is born
October 26, 2017The Bill of Rights, passed unanimously by the AFL-CIO convention, calls for the right to join a union, fair wages, secure retirement, quality health care, and more.
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Environment
“No jobs on a dead planet”: A just transition to the new economy
October 25, 2017Hovering over the proceedings of the AFL-CIO convention is the specter of the new economy, a rocky dystopia littered with the debris of traditional industries, professions, and neighborhoods.
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Politics
More union members needed in public office, says AFL-CIO
October 23, 2017“Take that fire to the floors of every government building in the country,” Mike Lewis, Missouri labor leader, told delegates.
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U.S.
Getting ready for “right to work” nightmare nation
October 22, 2017What’s going to happen when the Supreme Court rules that right to work is the law of the land? Missouri labor is fighting back now.
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U.S.
Labor media convenes and celebrates in St. Louis
October 20, 2017The members of the International Labor Communications Association have gathered in St. Louis for their bi-annual convention.
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Arts
“The Consul”: 1950 opera still a powerful affirmation of humanity
October 18, 2017Italian-American opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) had his first big popular success with this full-length “musical drama."
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Culture
The wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen Workers Museum
October 17, 2017Ideologically, the museum celebrates the great mainstream of Danish social democracy.
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Culture
Tennis comes a long way in new film “Battle of the Sexes”
October 12, 2017Picture the year 1973: The sexual revolution was in full swing, and on the tennis court, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs battled it out in front of 90 million people.
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