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Witold Zacharewicz, a Polish film actor of the 1930s, Prisoner # 76174, was murdered in #Auschwitz exactly 81 years ago today, on February 16, 1943.

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February 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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My heart bleeds ...

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February 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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To Hand Power 'Back to the People,' House Dems Propose Amendment to Reverse Citizens United www.commondreams.org/news/citizen...
To Hand Power 'Back to the People,' House Dems Propose Amendment to Reverse Citizens United | Common Dreams
As billionaire Elon Musk reshapes the government after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Trump's campaign, Rep. Jayapal fights back with the We the People Amendment to reverse Citizens Unit...
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February 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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As GOP Pushes Tax Giveaways for the Rich, Sanders Launches 'National Tour to Fight Oligarchy' www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
As GOP Pushes Tax Giveaways for the Rich, Sanders Launches 'National Tour to Fight Oligarchy' | Common Dreams
As Republicans target vital public services to offset a massive deficit caused by tax cuts for the rich, Bernie Sanders is taking action. His "National Tour to Fight Oligarchy" aims to empower America...
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February 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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November 28, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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If the Trump/Vance demonization of Haitian immigrants isn't enough to kill struggling industrial towns like Charleroi, PA, where the GOP electeds and local chambers of commerce have welcomed them, it looks like private equity is willing to finish the job.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION For over 130 years, employees at the Pyrex plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania have manufactured glassware, including the familiar high-quality Pyrex glass baking dishes found in many kitchens throughout the country. A private equity firm acquired the Charleroi plant several months ago and, before the end of the year, intends to move operations from the plant to a facility in Ohio that it also owns and where competing Anchor Hocking products are made. The shuttering of the Charleroi plant will result in the loss of hundreds of jobs and, unquestionably, will have an impact on the Mon Valley community. Against this backdrop, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Attorney General, filed this lawsuit, invoking federal antitrust law, and asking the Court to immediately halt the move. After expedited proceedings over the past weekend and last few days and upon a careful review of the present record, the Court is constrained to deny the Commonwealth’s motion to stop the move. The reality is that the claims before the Court are not labor claims, they are antitrust ones. And while the Court is sympathetic to employees whose jobs might be at risk and a long-time local facility...
November 18, 2024 at 3:45 PM