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Pope calls church to action to liberate poor
December 2, 2013In Pope Francis' document, he denounces the anti-human effects of the "idolatry"of the market and the radical wealth inequality resulting from it, but what is really new is making this issue the center of the Catholic...
Read moreToday in labor history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
December 2, 2013On Dec. 2, 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged in Charleston, Va., for his leadership of a plot to incite slave rebellion.
Read moreNation rallies behind Walmart workers
December 2, 2013The nation rallied behind Walmart workers Nov. 29, turning the traditional Black Friday shopping day into mass protests at 1,500 locations across the country.
Read moreVideo: Chicago Walmart workers arrested on Black Friday
December 2, 2013Watch the video of Walmart workers and their supporters standing up for good wages and against Walmart abuse.
Read moreHonoring Grace Bassett, lifelong drum major for justice
November 27, 2013Our dear Grace was one of those drum majors for freedom and peace and we loved her for that.
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