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GOP stopped being the ‘party of Lincoln’ long before Trump
March 9, 2016Trump shocks Republicans because he is cruder than most, but dog whistle racial signaling is not new to today's GOP.
Read moreSanders’ recent victories recall history of prairie socialism
March 8, 2016The Sanders campaign is a major factor in re-igniting the flame of struggle for a more just society.
Read more“Anthracite Fields” earns Pulitzer for music about Pennsylvania coal miners
March 8, 2016The working class has gained a new champion in the concert hall with the rise of composer Julia Wolfe.
Read moreThis week in women’s history: Militant furriers strike successfully in 1926
March 8, 2016Some 10,000 women workers in the needle trades, mostly Jewish and Italian, took to the New York City streets to demand higher wages.
Read moreThis week in history: Hattie McDaniel, first African American Oscar winner
February 29, 2016On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award.
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