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Pete Seeger on youth, careers, and social movements

May 31, 2011 By David Kupfer

David Kupfer visited with Pete Seeger just before his 90th birthday in the spring of 2009. This is the second installment of a three part series based on the interviews.

Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron

May 31, 2011 By Evan Davis

A tribute to a singular musician and poet, Gil Scott-Heron.

The battles that must be won

May 16, 2011 By Jarvis Tyner

Re-electing Obama in 2012, preserving unions and public services, defeating racism, advocating for LGBT rights, fighting for a massive jobs program and ending the wars overseas are must win battles.

Black lawmakers fight for immigrant rights

April 28, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Despite the GOP's nationwide push for anti-immigrant laws, Black Democratic lawmakers are denouncing such measures and say their communities support the struggle for immigrant rights.

Florida labor fights “paycheck protection”

April 26, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Florida's labor movement is fighting against a bill, supported by the state's Chamber of Commerce and legislature, that would strip public sector unions of their right to engage in political activity.