Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Shepard Memorial: “We’ve come far but have far yet to go.”
November 9, 2018The recent memorial service and reburial at Washington National Cathedral of Matthew Shepard showed “the distance we’ve come and how far we’ve yet to travel” for LGBTQ people.
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U.S.
Union leader-turned-lawmaker says new Congress will work for workers
November 9, 2018The House committee that handles most worker issues will definitely vote in the next Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, a veteran unionist says.
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Labor
Over 700 union members win public office in midterms
November 8, 2018Led by Minnesota’s Tim Walz, some 743 unionists—and counting—won public office nationwide, from Congress down to county commissioner.
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Politics
Mass protests follow Trump’s firing of Sessions; demand hands off Mueller!
November 8, 2018Trump quickly installed a "crony" to head the Justice Department and oversee Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of his own criminal behavior.
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Politics
U.S. House results: Workers won but not without taking some hits
November 7, 2018Workers won. Women won. African American, Latino, and Native American candidates won. Democrats won. Sorry Donald Trump, you didn’t win.
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Environment
Kids sue Trump over worsening climate change
November 7, 2018"I assumed the government had my best interest in mind," one young plaintiff said. "This is not always the case, and I wish I had known sooner what I could have done."
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U.S.
High school students walk out nationwide to go vote
November 7, 2018Students from at least 500 high schools nationwide left class on Election Day.
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U.S.
Illinois gubernatorial and congressional races have big national consequences
November 5, 2018"Pritzker held Rauner accountable for his four years of destruction and devastation, as the failed governor desperately attempted to distract from his crisis-driven agenda."
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