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Eleven talking points on 21st century socialism
May 2, 2009The current discussion around socialism in left and progressive circles in the U.S. needs to be placed in a more substantive arena. This is an effort to do so. I take note in advance of the...
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Obama, reform and the role of the left
May 2, 2009After the first, perhaps over analyzed, hundred days of the Obama administration, it is fair to say that President Obama is a reformer and we are entering an era of reforms, possibly radical reforms.
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The day for the poor of the world
May 2, 2009Original source: Cuba.cu May 1 is International Workers' Day. Karl Marx called to unity: 'Workers of the world unite', although many of the poor were not workers. Lenin, who was even more far-reaching, made a call...
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Health care workers at risk as swine flu spreads
May 2, 2009Original source: AFL-CIO Now Blog Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the threat of widespread human infection from the outbreak of swine flu to its second-highest level. The outbreak of swine flu originated in Mexico...
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Greetings
May 1, 2009The Logan Square/Humboldt Park Club honors the working class and it's labor unions in their battle to win passage of the Employee Free Choice Act — the right to join a union without harassment from the...
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