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Book Review: Our Time Is Now
If one needs a palate cleansing after the bitter taste of the Trump years, Stacey Abrams’ Our Time is Now is just the book to read. I didn’t know what to expect going in. I knew of her close Georgia … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, 2022 Election campaign, politics
Tagged 2020 election campaign, book review, politics, Stacey Abrams, US Census, voter suppression
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Book Review: The Hidden History Of American Oligarchy
In The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class, Thom Hartmann recounts three periods of increased hegemony of oligarchs in American society. He posits that with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president on Jan. … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, oligarchs, oligarchy, Progressive Community, thom hartmann
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Book Review: The Hidden History Of The Supreme Court
The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America by Thom Hartmann is a quick but important read for people who want to review the history of the Supreme Court. At 168 pages, the book takes readers … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community, SCOTUS, thom hartmann
Tagged book review, Scotus, Supreme Court, thom hartmann
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'Sixteen Tons' Captures Coal Field Life
Sixteen Tons by Kevin Corley Hardball Press Reviewed by Mike Matejka Grand Prairie Union News, Bloomington, Illinois Posted with permission Coal miners were once referred to as the “shock troops of labor,” hardened union members who were often shot at … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, coal mining, Iowa labor
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Cesar Chavez's Unfinished Legacy- Organizing Farm Workers
Trampling Out the Vintage by Frank Bardacke (Verso) A Union of Their Dreams by Miriam Pawel (Bloomsbury Press) A Book Review by Mike Matejka, Grand Prairie Union News, Bloomington, Ill. Across the U.S. are schools and parks named for Latino … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged book review, boycotts, Cesar Chavez, Mike Matejka, United Farm Workers
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