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This week in our history: Dashiell Hammet, mystery writer died
On January 10, 1961 Dashiell Hammett, one of finest writers of mystery novels our country has produced died. A playwright, screenwriter and political activist, Hammett joined the CPUSA in the...
This week in our history: Eugene V. Debs was born
"If there is a lower class, I am init; if there is a criminal element, I am of it; if there is a soul in prison, I am not free."...
Happy Birthday John Reed!
Did you know the movie Reds, which featured John Reed, won 3 Academy Awards?
This week in our history: Karl Marx became a journalist
Did you know that one of Marx's first jobs was as a newspaper reporter?
Today in revolutionary history: The origins of Labor Day
Peter McGuire, a socialist labor leader called for Labor Day in 1882.