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On Katrina and lessons from Cuba
September 10, 2015Ten years after Katrina the racial disparities in New Orleans, in the richest country in the world, have actually widened.
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Illinois residents suffering from Rauner’s budget standoff
September 10, 2015The budget standoff between right-wing Gov. Rauner and the pro-worker Democratic-run state legislature continues with no sign of an end.
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Trumka: Pope should tell Congress to support economic justice
September 10, 2015"As Pope Francis says, the rules were made by people and can be changed by people to be more fair to people."
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Today in Latino history: Musician José Feliciano turns 70
September 10, 2015Better known simply as José Feliciano, he is a virtuoso guitarist, singer, and composer renowned for many international hits.
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Corbyn poised to shift UK’s Labor Party to the left
September 9, 2015One of the parties that led international social democracy's turn toward the centrist 'third way' in the 1990s is now poised to elect a new leader from the left.
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