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SportsAugust 31, 2021
On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates Made Baseball History
There are many factors behind the “cleansing” of African Americans from a sport to which we were so essential for most of the 20th century.
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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Labor OrganizingOctober 26, 2020
The Labor Movement Isn’t Ready to Expel Police Unions
If all we do is exile law enforcement from our ranks, we won’t help rid the country of white supremacy.
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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LaborJune 2, 2020
5 Ways to Rebuild Labor and Transform America
The economic fallout from Covid-19 has created an opening for unions to lead a mass movement.
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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PoliticsFebruary 13, 2019
Rethinking Ralph Northam
Progressives shouldn’t expect infallibility from our leaders.
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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Guns and Gun ControlFebruary 22, 2018
Letters From the March 19-26, 2018, Issue
Heartbreaking foresight… Corrections (alas)… Off base [web only]…
Our Readers and Bill Fletcher Jr.
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Autobiography and MemoirFebruary 2, 2018
One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution
Is the civilian population of a colonial-settler regime ever a legitimate military target?
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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Election 2012October 2, 2012
Defeat the Reactionary White Elite
While preventing a Republican triumph is imperative, we should have no illusions about Obama.
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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Labor OrganizingJune 15, 2012
OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall?
Unions invested heavily in the campaign to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Was that a huge mistake?
Gordon Lafer, Doug Henwood, Jane McAlevey, Bill Fletcher Jr., Mike Elk and Adolph Reed Jr.
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Occupy MovementMarch 14, 2012
Occupy the Imagination
Occupy is the base upon which to build a mass left radical movement, one that challenges the system itself.
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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EducationApril 4, 2011
Remembering Manning
A tribute to the recently departed scholar Manning Marable, by a close friend.
Bill Fletcher Jr.