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Today in labor history: Anti-Monopoly Party founded
May 14, 2014There were 200 delegates from 16 states at the convention, including 61 from Illinois and Michigan.
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Baraka wins Newark mayoralty with united labor support
May 14, 2014A labor movement united around his election in the Newark mayoral campaign is seen as having been a key cause of the victory of Ras Baraka.
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Obama urges Congress to act on job-creating infrastructure bill
May 14, 2014President Obama says more federal spending will help avert a looming crisis that could stifle economic growth and torment commuters.
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Communists to convene in Chicago
May 14, 2014The party's 30th national convention will be held June 12-15 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago. "Politically, we are ready. It's going to be a great affair."
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“Belle”: young love in shadow of the slave trade
May 14, 2014This historical drama takes up Belle's first encounters with young love, the stratified class system of the times, and disgusting forms of chauvinism.
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