Barbara Russum
LATEST ARTICLES BY Barbara Russum
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U.S.
NewsGuild president Bernie Lunzer to keynote People’s World awards gala
November 27, 2018On Sunday, December 2, the Illinois Friends of People's World will hold a fundraising gala featuring Bernie Lunzer, President of the NewsGuild CWA.
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Politics
Max Berrú, founder of the Chilean group Inti Illimani, dies
May 15, 2018Max Berrú Carrión was born in Cariamanga, Ecuador, June 5, 1942. He died May 1 at the age of 74 in Santiago de Chile.
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Opinion
How free is the free press in Trump’s America?
May 14, 2018News in the interest of the majority is something we all need. Apparently in Trump’s America, it is something all of us will have to fight for.
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Politics
Roslyn Sims, 96; Youngstown labor and civil rights activist
March 23, 2018Roslyn Sims was very active in working to improve the lives of Youngstowners and belonged to many organizations, among them the Youngstown Club of the Communist Party USA.
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Culture
Hugh Masekela and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa
January 25, 2018"My biggest obsession is to show Africans and the world who the people of Africa really are." - Hugh Masekela
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Arts
Skeletons as political art: A look at Day of the Dead artist Posada
October 30, 2015Posada produced an enormous body of work, including not only his political cartoons but also commercial and advertising work.
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Labor
Today in labor history: 200,000 students boycott Chicago public schools
October 22, 2014Civil rights groups organized the boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
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Labor
Hyatt to pay $1 million to fired Boston workers
September 29, 2014The 2009 firings resulted in a five-year boycott organized by Unite Here Local 26 with strong, nationwide solidarity.
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