activism
Trumka backs measure to limit crimes classified as felonies
October 14, 2014He stressed that mass incarceration of people of color is not a result of a higher crime rate, but of laws that criminalize a whole class of people.
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Book review: “Paul Robeson for Beginners”
October 14, 2014A wonderful book that reveals and celebrates the life of an exceptional man who left a majestic and lasting legacy to the world.
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“Nuclear option” used against Philly teachers
October 10, 2014News stories have documented the ravaging of the district's finances by local banks and out-of-town educational consulting companies.
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Teamsters’ teach-in spotlights environmental injustice at hazardous Missouri landfill
October 10, 2014The landfill contains 8,700 tons of un-containerized radioactive waste and there's a fire at the site.
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“Standing in the Breach”: good politics and music from Jackson Browne
October 8, 2014Jackson Browne has released his 14th studio album. "Standing in the Breach" is the most political album in Browne's increasing leftward cultural and political career.
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