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#23 Election Days (first draft)
"In six days, the United States will, hopefully, be electing a new president, and, thinking about it, I found myself reliving the first presidential election that I am able to remember."
David's decision
"At 8 am on the morning of Monday August 9, David called. "
March on Washington
"I started writing this on August 28, 2005, the 42nd anniversary of the March on Washington."
#36 Grassroots Politics
"It was the fall of 1948, I was entering my senior year at City College, and the country was in turmoil, politically."
A Child's View of the World in the '30s
"Perhaps I am being too hard on myself, but in retrospect, I find it hard to believe that my life through the late 30s seemed largely unaffected (and unaware) by what was going on in the world."
A kid looks at the world in turmoil
Early partial draft of "A Child's View of the World in the '30s"
Fran and Sarah and Bristol (and Jake and Todd and Levi)
"Written in anticipation of Sarah Palin’s address at the Republican Convention"
I'm Sticking to the Union
"I recently read an excellent piece by Elaine Bernard of Harvard’s Labor and Worklife Program in the Fall 2008 issue of DSA’s Democratic Left."
Laundry Workers Union Education Director
"I have previously written about my six years at the Jewish Labor Committee (1956-62), and the move to Washington DC in December 1964 to be the Education Director of AFSCME."
A Consumption Confession (During Recession)
"I am concerned about the economy."