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In Janus Case, Working People Continue Fight Championed by Martin Luther King Jr.
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. joined the sanitation strikers in Memphis, Tennessee, who carried signs that boldly proclaimed "I Am a Man," at a time when many employers rejected that very notion. King and the working people of Memphis fought for the freedom to join together in unions and to be treated with dignity and respect on the job.
Now, corporate lobbyists and the special interests that fund them are trying to undo many of the things King, the sanitation workers and many others have fought hard to win. Through a Supreme Court case, Janus v. AFSCME Local Council 31, they are ratcheting up their fight to divide and conquer us. These are the same extremists who are working to limit voting rights, roll back economic protections and gut the laws that protect working people.
The Supreme Court soon will hear the Janus case, and it will have a big impact on our voice in the workplace. Tomorrow, working people across the country will be standing up in defense of the freedoms that we've fought for with a day of action from coast to coast (find an...
Pressed to say he would not accept political donations from the NRA, Sen. Marco Rubio demurred.
Franklin Graham, the son of "America's pastor" Bill Graham, said on NBC's "Today" that his father never saw himself as a celebrity and would want to be remembered as a preacher.
Franklin Graham, the son of "America's pastor," Billy Graham, said on NBC's "Today" that his father never saw himself as a celebrity and would want to be remembered as a preacher.
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Streep issued a blistering response to the use of her comments later Wednesday, saying Weinstein's use of her statement "is pathetic and exploitative."
Streep issued a blistering response to the use of her comments later Wednesday, saying Weinstein's use of her statement "is pathetic and exploitative."
Mikaela Shiffrin won gold in the giant slalom Thursday, becoming the fifth U.S. gold medal winner, — the 101st U.S. gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
The data from the 2018 Winter Games shows that American judges are just like everybody else — they give better scores to figure skaters from their own country.
The data from the 2018 Winter Games shows that American judges are just like everybody else — they give better scores to figure skaters from their own country.
