Tony Pecinovsky

Tony Pecinovsky is the author of "Let Them Tremble: Biographical Interventions Marking 100 Years of the Communist Party, USA" and author/editor of "Faith In The Masses: Essays Celebrating 100 Years of the Communist Party, USA." His forthcoming book is titled "The Cancer of Colonialism: W. Alphaeus Hunton, Black Liberation, and the Daily Worker, 1944-1946." Pecinovsky has appeared on C-SPAN’s "Book TV" and speaks regularly on college and university campuses across the country.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Tony Pecinovsky

U.S.

Missouri Republicans work to dismantle non-discrimination act
February 24, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky
A video put together by the Missouri Employee and Human Rights Coalition provides compelling testimony about the importance of protecting the state's non-discrimination law.
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U.S.

Missouri activists, unions say yes to cost-of-living
February 24, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky
Missouri labor activists and leaders note that voters across the state overwhelmingly support increasing the minimum wage, which would benefit everyone.
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U.S.

Missouri groups fight anti-equality bills
February 17, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - "The Republicans want to undermine and turn back the clock on equal rights," state Rep. Karla May told activists and reporters as they packed into a state Capitol hearing room.
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Opinion

Right-wing “blizzard narrative” is anti-worker snow job
February 2, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky
As a massive winter storm pounds much of the country, the tea party/Republicans are pushing a disastrous narrative: strangle vital public services, like snowplowing, then blame public workers and their unions.
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U.S.

Black unionists link MLK Day with action
January 19, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky
Over 200 people attended the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Award Banquet here on Jan. 17
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Labor

“Thank God for the union”: Labor leads on community aid
January 14, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky
With the increased attacks on unions from the right wing, it's more important than ever to note just how much organized labor does for the community.
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U.S.

“Show-Me Solutions” are no solution, Missouri lawmaker says
January 7, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky
Missouri's new Republican House leader declared a Republican mandate for a "change in the culture of how we operate," but a freshman lawmaker thinks otherwise.
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U.S.

Workers bracing for “right-to-work” assault
December 6, 2010 By Tony Pecinovsky
The right-wing Republican agenda is becoming more apparent as we inch closer and closer to January 2011 and the start of the new legislative session.
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