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Today in history: It’s World Peace Day!
September 21, 2015In 2015 the theme is "Partnerships for Peace - Dignity for All."
Read moreRadical roots of the great grape strike
September 21, 2015Fifty years ago, the great grape strike started in Delano, when Filipino pickers walked out of the fields on September 8, 1965.
Read more“Labor’s Home Front”: the AFL in World War II
September 18, 2015The history of labor during wartime is an enticing subject, the history of labor during World War II especially so.
Read moreToday in history: Reagan advances “Star Wars” in space
September 18, 2015People living in every kind of social system viewed Reagan's "Star Wars" strategy as a barbaric escalation and provocation.
Read moreToday in history: Writer Ken Kesey born in 1935
September 17, 2015Kesey is best remembered for his novels "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"and"Sometimes a Great Notion."
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