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Media Reform Activists Convene in Memphis

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GUEST: Craig Aaron, Communications Director with Free Press

The third conference on Media Reform by the group, Free Press will convene this Friday January 12th in Memphis, Tennessee. The conference will attract activists, media makers, educators, journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens. A total of 2,500 people are expected to attend. The list of speakers includes many luminaries …

Immigration Reform and the Democratic Party

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FIRM GUEST: Eunsook Lee, Executive Director of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium

Members of the new Democratic-controlled Congress have predicted that reform of the nationâ€™s immigration policy is likely to happen this session. Immigration reform is a part of the partyâ€™s one-hundred hours agenda. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said that President …

Dropping the Ax

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GUEST: Ben Zipperer, a research assistant at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, focusing on US and European labor markets, co-author of the report, “Dropping the Ax”

One in five union organizers or activists can expect to be illegally fired as a result of their union election campaign activities according to a new report by …

Radical Day in History - 01/10/07

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January 10, 2007

Published 10 Jan 2007 at 9:10 am. No Comments.
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“Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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