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Working people the world over have celebrated the first of May as “International Labor Day” since 1886, when workers in the United…
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How can we comprehend—truly comprehend—how concentrated the wealth of our world has become? We have some choices. We can choose to see…
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This past Thursday night, just hours before the expiration of the United Auto Workers contract with Detroit’s Big Three, UAW president Shawn…
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