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Labor leaders meet with Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2015"We thought it was important to hear his ideas: how he plans to take on the big-money interests that are strangling our political system and our economy."
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AFL-CIO statement on Scott Walker announcement
July 13, 2015Trumka released a statement in response to Gov. Walker's upcoming announcement that he is running for president of the U.S.
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Netroots Conference seeks ignition of Democratic base
July 13, 2015Netroots Nation will bring together over 3,000 progressive activists and leaders to discuss key issues and strategize for upcoming battles in 2015 and 2016.
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Today in history: Patrick Stewart turns 75
July 13, 2015The highly accomplished, ever busy, and much beloved actor Patrick Stewart is 75 years old today.
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Today in African-American history: Mary McLeod Bethune born in 1875
July 10, 2015She organized African American women in the South to vote despite the Jim Crow poll tax and other racist restrictions.
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Today in history: Russell-Einstein manifesto for peace
July 9, 2015The manifesto urged nations to find peaceful ways to settle differences and to renounce the use of nuclear weapons, which only promised "universal death."
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Mass march July 13 at start of NC voting rights trial
July 8, 2015"We have a strong case against North Carolina's voting law. Not only is the measure discriminatory, but lawmakers knew it would harm voters of color and passed it anyway."
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Today in labor history: airline workers strike in 1966
July 8, 2015On this date in 1966, International Association of Machinists (IAM) members across the country employed by five airlines went on strike.
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