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Betting on the Working Class

Source: Eric Blanc, Jacobin, May 29, 2018

The nationwide teachers’ strikes are a reminder that the working class is still the most powerful agent for radical change.

This entry was posted in Organizing, Strikes on May 29, 2018 by afscme.

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