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Today, Equal Pay Day, there are 11 things you must know
April 1, 2019Equal Pay Day calls attention to the persistent moral and economic injustice working women face.
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Republicans are obstructing attempts to get the full Mueller report
March 29, 2019Democrats intensified their demands for Robert Mueller's full report Thursday after learning the special counsel's findings from his Trump-Russia investigation run to more than 300 pages, while President Donald Trump boasted of total exoneration based on...
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Pentagon will hand over $1 billion for 57 miles of Trump’s border wall
March 28, 2019This first use of Trump’s veto power sets a dangerous precedent for an escalation of the administration’s authoritarian tactics.
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Chicago about to elect its first African American woman as mayor
March 28, 2019Since both candidates take similar positions labor and its allies have divided their support.
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Joyce Provost Wheeler, distinguished teacher and lifelong activist, dies at age 78
March 25, 2019She was a gifted school teacher, union leader, international solidarity activist, and a member of the Communist Party USA.
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