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On this date in 1970, the United Farm Workers achieved its greatest victory, ending its five-year grape boycott after growers agreed to a contract, the first in the history of California farm labor. Farm workers lived pretty tough lives. The itinerant nature and physical stress...

Cool Kids

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On July 29, 2012

Atrios gets at fundamentals: It isn't quite as extreme, but there are a lot of similarities between now and the Iraq debate. All of the Cool Kids know how fucking.

The definition of bravery is a worker who organizes a union or speaks out about bad conditions in the workplace. That's because companies come down like a ton of bricks on these workers. See for instance Elvia Bahena, a housekeeper who works for a company...
Evidently, the recently deceased Sherman Hemsley cut an album with Jon Anderson of Yes. Although this makes little sense on multiple levels, there are many accounts that state it to be correct. ....Wakeman, Wakefield, whatever. Everyone's just lucky I didn't ask about Irving Howe's role...

Hyatt and Obama

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On July 25, 2012

Given the nature of American politics in the post-Citizens United era, it's hard to blame Obama for going all out for fundraising, especially since Romney is toasting him in the.

Sally Ride

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On July 24, 2012

Sally Ride indeed blasted through the space ceiling for women. Her death is a sad day. It's made even sadder by the fact that despite her pioneering past, she couldn't.

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