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U.S. trade policy linked to crisis at the border
July 9, 2014The mass migration of children from Central America has been at the center of a political firestorm over the past few weeks.
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Worth repeating: July 4th should inspire us toward third revolution
July 3, 2014Nine years ago we published a still-relevant editorial about the Fourth of July, titled "Toward a third revolution." What we said then bears repeating.
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Happy Independence Day!
July 2, 2014A government "of the people, by the people, and for the people"? Hardly. Try a government "of the one percent, by the one percent, and for the one percent."
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Today in labor history: Hawaii longshoremen strike
July 1, 2014Hawaiian workers who were members of the ILWU went on strike, seeking higher pay to match that of longshoremen on the West Coast U.S.
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Today in labor history: Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” released
June 30, 2014Twenty-five years ago today Spike Lee's union-made blockbuster movie on race and racism, "Do the Right Thing" was released in theaters nationwide.
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