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Showing posts with label Unions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Unions. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

The Hidden Connections between Racism, Income Inequality and the Demise of Unions

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by   Nick Mullins, from  Thoughts of a Coal Miner In his article, former coal miner, lecturer, and writer Nick Mullins offers his un...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

This Century-Old Article Recalls the Connection between Fair Wages and Freedom

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by Nomad Over a hundred years, this progressive essayist from asked a vital question: Can there be any meaning of the word "f...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Homefront: How WWII and the US Military Provided the First Spark for the Civil Rights Movement 1 / 2

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by Nomad When it came to the civil rights movement, the US military played a surprisingly important and largely under-recognized role....
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Why Elaine Chao, Wife of Mitch McConnell, Could Help Sink his Re-election Bid 1/3

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by Nomad In this three-part post, we take a closer look at the career of Elaine Chao, wife of Senator Mitch McConnell. She is one-ha...
Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Truth about Reducing Unemployment: Washington's Silver Line Metro Extension

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by Nomad Exclusive: In theory, there are practical ways to reduce unemployment. In this post we look at the long-awaited Silver Line ...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Unions and Citizens United: What Romney Doesn't Want You to Know

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by Nomad I n a desperate attempt to find some issue that he can talk about- apart from foreign policy, Medicare,  gay marriage, socia...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

American Dreams: My Father, Karl Marx and the Man who Sold the Rope 1/2

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by Nomad Let’s Begin With My Father M y father, born in 1929, grew up in the midst of the Great Depression, in what most peop...