working class
Today in labor history: The Fort Dix stockade rebellion
June 5, 2013On June 5th, 1969, more than one hundred imprisoned soldiers rose up against deplorable and inhumane conditions at the Fort Dix stockade in New Jersey.
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CPUSA leader talks strategy for defeating the extreme right
April 30, 2013In a speech he delivered to a recent members conference of the CPUSA, Sam Webb, the party's chairman, acknowledged "it is easy to become frustrated with the pace and scale of change in recent years."
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Keep hope alive, build a transformative movement
April 10, 2013The election of Obama in 2008 and his reelection in 2012 gave millions hope that this awful situation would change for the better. But that hope hasn't been fully realized.
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Who knew? Those wacky Renaissance faires have radical roots
January 28, 2013Faires have consistently provided a place for a mostly working-class audience to celebrate working-class and peasant culture from all around the world.
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GOP Convention brews lies and hate
August 31, 2012I can't recall another Republican Convention more full of lies, demagogy, sexism and racism as the one just concluded in Tampa.
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