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Today in labor history: Paul Robeson born
April 9, 2013On April 8, 1898 singer, actor, civil rights and labor leader, peace activist and athlete Paul Robeson was born.
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Two tales of jackpots and taxes
April 8, 2013Our nation's tax experts no longer think about taxes as a tool for combating our "undue concentration of wealth." They see taxes as a matter of raising revenue.
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Benefit cuts in Obama’s ‘compromise’ budget draw protests
April 5, 2013Labor and its allies in a broad array of movements are rising up against the plan.
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Progress toward immigration bill? Not without “street heat”
April 4, 2013Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States today, between 7.5 and 8 million are estimated to be in the labor force.
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Name stadium for prison company? Not on this campus
April 4, 2013GEO Group's main niche has been profiting from immigration detention centers which have helped facilitate deportations and the separation of families.
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