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Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Strong Friend of Labor

Peter Cole Chicago Sun Times
Dr. Martin Luther King, jr. at 1963 March on Washington
King, who championed economic as well as racial justice, called labor unions “the first anti-poverty program,” Western Illinois University Professor Peter Cole writes.

Youth Subminimum Wages

Nina Mast Economic Policy Institute
Young workers face pay discrimination in 34 states and DC

What the New Deal Teaches Us About the Current Rise of Fascism

Ben Tumin and Heather Cox Richardson Teen Vogue
Ben Tumin interviews historian Heather Cox Richardson about the rise of fascism in the U.S. and how Americans have resisted it in the past. In her words, “We are living in another time of testing.” Her advice? Stay focused and get creative.