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Labor organizers have (lots of) work to do


Last week on Labor Day I found a column I wrote in 2011, on the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. It’s what editors call an evergreen column, meaning it will always be topical. Plutocrats are still fighting … Continue reading

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A new first in social media ‘influencing’


My neighbor Swamp Rabbit has a plan. “If I gotta go back to work, I want to be one of them social media influencers,” he said. “That’s where the money is these days.” “Not really,” I replied. ” But it’s … Continue reading

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