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AFL-CIO to push “new NAFTA” to protect workers’ rights, raise incomes
January 4, 2017“Renegotiating NAFTA is a necessary first step towards creating an economy with shared prosperity” for workers, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.
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Civil rights at risk under Trump’s AG pick Jeff Sessions
January 3, 2017The rush and insistence on only two days of confirmation hearings reflect Republican efforts to cram Sessions’ nomination through before Americans understand what is at stake.
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La La Land: Artistic success
January 3, 2017This is a very American film in that most American medium, the musical.
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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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From Tarheel State to Tobacco Republic
January 3, 2017North Carolina is no longer a functioning democracy, according to researchers.
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