All posts tagged "socialism"
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7.5KConnecticutBridgeport Elects a Socialist Mayor Again and Again and Again
Bridgeport, Conn., elected a socialist mayor for 24 years. Jasper McLevy was beloved in the city despite his friendship with a notorious...
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96.0KBusiness and LaborArt Young – Connecticut Cartoonist for Truth, Justice and the Working Man
A century ago, Connecticut’s Art Young was a radical political cartoonist. Many of his drawings have as much relevance today as they...
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42.7K15ConnecticutHelen Keller, Not Quite the Nice Lady Who Campaigned for Peace
Helen Keller in the winter of 1913 sent $87 to help immigrant textile workers on strike in Little Falls, N.Y. She was...
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6.0K2MassachusettsCrystal Eastman Keeps Her Name, Doesn’t Do Housework
Crystal Eastman wanted to change the world for women and to change the way women lived in the world. For that, she...
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15.7K4Business and LaborNew England Good Life: The Great Madness of Scott Nearing
The announcement of their wedding was that of a classically trained musician to an academic economist and political provocateur. So naturally, when...
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