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U.S.
Ohio’s Sen. Sherrod Brown vows to oppose Sessions nomination
January 9, 2017“I have concerns that Sessions’ record on civil rights is at direct odds with the task of promoting justice and equality for all."
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Labor
Victory: Postal workers stop Staples privatization scheme
January 6, 2017Putting the mail in the hands of low-wage, non-union workers was a threat to decent union jobs.
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News
This week in history: Nobelist Emily Greene Balch, founder of WILPF
January 3, 2017Emily Greene Balch was born 150 years ago on January 8, 1867. She was an academic, writer and pacifist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946.
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U.S.
Gearing up to fight anti-union, racist, and pro big business right-wing policies
December 21, 2016Dialogue of community activists will strategize to encourage mass united action in the coming months.
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Culture
This week in history: Remembering protest singer Phil Ochs
December 19, 2016Phil Ochs was a profound singer/songwriter in the period that bridged the Civil Rights, antiwar and feminist movements.
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U.S.
People’s World Amistad Awards honor Connecticut community leaders
December 15, 2016The Amistad Awards are presented annually to three local allies who personify courage, vision, and unity for a better world.
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Labor
This week in history: Labor pledges no strikes during WW II
December 12, 2016Philip Murray, president of the CIO, said members “were ready and eager to do their utmost to defend our country against the aggression of Japanese imperialism, and to secure the final defeat of the forces of...
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U.S.
Today in history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
December 2, 2016Brown led the attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to spark a slave uprising.
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