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Remembering Mike Smith, postal worker and labor stalwart
March 23, 2017Till his last day, Mike Smith was 100 percent union. Doug, his son, called the union office the morning after his death. His words to me: “You guys were his life.”
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Arkansas is planning an execution spree
March 22, 2017Arkansas is planning to execute eight death row inmates over a span of just 11 days in April. Why the rush? The state’s supply of execution drugs is expiring.
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Native Americans oppose Trump visit to Andrew Jackson’s Nashville tomb
March 21, 2017The Native opposition group positioned themselves on the route that Trump had to take for his motorcade to reach the Hermitage.
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‘Somebody else’s babies’ – When Steve King says culture, he means race
March 20, 2017Iowa congressman Steve King and others may pretend they're not talking about “race” by slyly replacing the word with “culture," but the intent is the same.
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Trump’s budget: Feeling safer yet?
March 17, 2017Throwing money at the Pentagon while gutting other programs that protect Americans shouldn't make anyone feel more secure.
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