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This week in history: Coretta Scott King born in 1927
April 25, 2017Coretta Scott King was an author, activist, and civil rights leader in her own right, and the mother of four children. In her early life, she was an accomplished singer, and she often incorporated music into...
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Today in eco-history: Dirty coal killed 45 Virginians
April 24, 2017In the early morning hours of April 24, 1938, 25 more bodies were carried out of the Red Jacket Mine in Keen Mountain, Virginia, then down the mountain and into an identification center that was set...
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Defeat right wing extremism and clear the path to socialism
April 24, 2017Text of a speech by Rick Nagin, Ohio district organizer of the Communist Party, USA, delivered at Ohio University, April 6, 2017, at a forum on Communism and Social Justice.
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Chicago defends its Sanctuary City status
April 24, 2017Despite all the tough talk from the president and Attorney General Jeff Session, officials in Chicago said they would not be intimidated by the aggressive Trump administration tactics.
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Ten thousand rally for science in San Jose
April 24, 2017The current chair of the House Science Committee has issued more subpoenas than in the last three congresses put together—and all for the purpose of harassing scientists whose research results don’t conform to what the GOP...
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