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Cooperatives and Community Work Are Part of American DNA
From the founding of the country, people working together to make a better life for all has been central.
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25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012
Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.
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Dear Longshoreman – Strike as a Verb, Hostess in Hindsight
A reflection on the trails endured and the lessons learned from the Hostess strike.
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Eleanor – The Radical Roosevelt Deserves Her Own Worthy Film
Eleanor Roosevelt was a bold progressive and, from the 1930s until her death, one of the most well-known and admired people in the United States and around the world.
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Six Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement
The passage of the right-to-work law in Michigan was a blow to the labor movement.
Gov. Walker Trusts Teachers With Guns, but Not With Collective Bargaining
Scott Walker has apparently decided that the problem is not too many guns - it is that there are not enough.
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Five Signs 2013 Could Be a Great Year for Labor Organizing
Could 2013 be the year in which the U.S. becomes union strong again?
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Labor, Democrats Ponder Next Moves After Snyder Signs Right-to-Work Laws
Backers of organized labor were adamant that while Tuesday was a major setback for their cause, it was not the death knell.
Protests Rage as Michigan Lawmakers Approve Anti-Union Bills
Michigan lawmakers gave final approval to so-called ‘right to work’ legislation on Tuesday as thousands of workers and activists joined in rowdy protests at the state Capitol in Lansing.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Hostess to Lay Off 18,000 Unionized Workers in Its Liquidation, and More
In today's On the News segment: Hostess is in the process of complete liquidation and 18,000 unionized workers are set to lose their jobs and possibly their pensions; Michigan …