Elections
Dem presidential hopefuls make pitches to 3,000 building trades activists
April 10, 2019Nine candidates backed pro-worker causes before activists representing 3 million members.
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Right wing takes Wisconsin court seat in a strident hate campaign
April 4, 2019Brian Hagedorn, the appeals judge appointed by Walker, was nowhere in the public mind and public polls as 2019 began.
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Chicago elects gay black woman mayor and five avowed socialist aldermen
April 3, 2019Historic results raise hopes in a city battling for survival that it can experience a rebirth.
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Jim Crow racism is back with Florida Republicans’ poll tax
March 28, 2019If Republicans have their way, they will use unpaid fines to block a substantial portion of African Americans from voting.
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Labor-backed candidate Tony Pecinovsky scores 48 percent in St. Louis race
March 15, 2019One voter remarked, "He's Communist, but who cares? He represents us! That’s the kind of person we need for alderman!”
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