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One can't seriously talk of the CIO's emergence without understanding the role played by the communists.

Overviews and takeaways

Respondents tell us about personal levels of borrowing, with most saying they were now struggling to repay their debts

Under the decision, a long-dormant law that predates Arizona’s statehood would take effect. It provides no exceptions for rape or incest, but allows abortions if a mother’s life is in danger. Enforcement can take effect in 14 days.

Following the historic “Stand Up” strike last fall led by the United Auto Workers, the southern organizing drive has spread like wildfire to encompass 150,000 auto workers at 14 companies across Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and more.

"The TERM Act is necessary because lifetime tenure on the United States Supreme Court leads to a court that is insulated from, and unaccountable to, the American people," said Rep. Hank Johnson, the bill's sponsor.

And You’re Not Going to Like Them

A northern pub landlord confronts locals’ hostility towards Syrian refugees in Loach’s latest – and possibly last – piece of politically trenchant cinema

What the Baltimore bridge disaster taught the nation

New Deal Says Yes/No to Racism (1939), ¡Rachel Corrie, Presente!, Klan Sways A Jury (1964), The Ballot or the Bullet (1964), Jim Crow Shows Who's Boss (1944), If the Shoe of Inhumanity Fits, Wear It (1939), Big Win for Telephone Operators (1919)