Posts By James Sheridan
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2.6KLabor or UnionsWhat Does Labor Want? A UPS Contract
During the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a significant surge in online shopping and home deliveries, resulting in increased pressure on shipping...
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3.4KPolitical EducationCaesar’s Wife
Julius Caesar divorced his wife after she was named in a scandal that caused him embarrassment. Even if his wife had been...
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3.0KPolitical EducationWhy Biden Won’t Comment
Some may wonder why President Biden has refused to weigh in on former president Donald Trump’s legal predicaments. In 1970 President Richard...
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4.1KGun ControlThe Twinkie Defense
On November 27, 1978, San Francisco Supervisor Diane Feinstein returned to City Hall after a three-week illness-related absence. Feinstein, who was serving...
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4.1KInternational PoliticsProfessional Foul
In 1977 while visiting the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakian-born playwright Tom Stoppard was detained by Communist authorities for attempting to take a petition,...
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3.2KLabor or UnionsWriters Guild Strike
The Covid crisis had a devastating impact on Hollywood. Productions stopped or slowed down. Movie studios, television networks, streamers, and other producers...
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3.6KLabor or UnionsWomen Leading the Labor Movement: Julie Su
Following the resignation of Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Julie Su became Acting Secretary of Labor on March 11, 2023. In nominating...
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4.5KInternational PoliticsPutin Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
Pete Seeger’s 1967 song, ‘Waist Deep In The Big Muddy’, tells the story of a platoon on night maneuvers. The captain tells...
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2.3KElectionsThe Good is Oft Interred with the Bones: Vice President Dan Quayle
Indiana-born James Danforth Quayle’s meteoric political career began when he was elected to Congress in 1976 at age 29. He was elected...
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2.9KElectionsSununu’s Lane
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have been battling over who can be the most authoritarian candidate for the...