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In reply to the discussion: Reading about the late 1800s-labor unions, robber barons, etc... [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)16. no more than any other human phenomenon does. not all human societies have run on the
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I was just wondering how today's struggle to organize the laboring classes
limpyhobbler
Feb 2013
#10
no more than any other human phenomenon does. not all human societies have run on the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#16
A combination of self-imposed ignorance and fear in large segments of the population...
AdHocSolver
Feb 2013
#39
How all that led to the Great Depression! It seems to be cyclical, forgetting lessons learned.
Coyotl
Feb 2013
#15
We are struggling with the new robber barons today. They are known as the too big to fail
Cleita
Feb 2013
#23
Americans don't like history. It's one thing that other countries have lots more of.
tclambert
Feb 2013
#30
That's what happens when labor history is not taught in schools and it is banned
senseandsensibility
Feb 2013
#37