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“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution
January 7, 2015The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.
Read moreEven with master’s degree, wages are dismal
January 7, 2015Many of the people gathering in Washington this morning at the first-ever AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages didn't have an easy time getting here.
Read moreHigh and low points of Connecticut’s history with Cuba
January 7, 2015The Dec. 17, 2014 announcement by President Obama establishing full diplomatic relations with Cuba was a day we thought we might never see.
Read moreGOP Congress aims dagger at Social Security
January 7, 2015On its first day of business here the GOP-run House launched what could end up as the most serious attack yet on Social Security.
Read moreFrom Idaho to Utah, “wolf massacre” continues
January 6, 2015"Rewarding shooters, including young children, with prizes takes us back to an earlier era of wanton killing that so many of us thought was a closed chapter."
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