Obituary
Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies at 91
December 5, 2012Brubeck was one of the most active and popular musicians in both the jazz and classical worlds.
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Working class loses a leader: George Edwards, activist every day
October 9, 2012The working class and people lost a great leader, activist, and fighter for justice and equality this past week.
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Barry Commoner put science to service of the people
October 4, 2012The environmental movement lost one of its most passionate voices when Barry Commoner, ecologist and political activist, died on Sept. 30 at age 95.
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Eric Hobsbawm, great Marxist historian who kept his cool
October 3, 2012I was saddened to hear of the death of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the great Marxist historians writing in the English language of my lifetime.
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Judy Gallo, longtime activist, dies at 70
August 22, 2012About 100 friends and activists in labor and progressive groups gathered at a memorial here Aug. 18 to pay tribute to Judy Gallo, who died recently at age 70.
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