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The integration of the Major Leagues pulled fans away from the once-thriving Negro Leagues.
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Shelina Zahra Janmohamed looks at the overall political landscape in Europe, where pandering to anti-Muslim sentiment has become a tool of mainstream politicians.
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A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies shows that the US is awash in wealth: we’ve just shifted our tax burden to those with less of it.
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Union organizers rally around the country today in support of public workers. Read about why they chose April 4th, and read an excerpt from All Labor Has Dignity.
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On the anniversary of the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas DeWolf reflects on how his life changed America.
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Stanley Meisler, author of When the World Calls: The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years, talks about how Peace Corps volunteers in Ethiopia contributed to the overthrow of an emperor.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire prompted labor reforms that benefited many workers, but not those who worked in bakeries. The author of White Bread looks at the reasons why.
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Dropkick Murphys collaborate with Michael Patrick MacDonald to bring the story of Cornelius Larkin to life.
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Ph. D., founded and directs The Shalom Center, a prophetic voice in Jewish, multireligious, and American life that brings Jewish and other spiritual thought and practice to bear on seeking peace, pursuing justice, healing the earth, and celebrating community. He edits and writes for its weekly on-line Shalom Report. He is author…
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Margaret Regan, author of The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands, will once again appear at the Tucson Festival of Books. Her appearance at the 2010 festival was broadcast on BookTV; you can watch it on YouTube. Regan will be a panelist in two different sessions. For “Borderlines,” Regan will join Phil…
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