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WHO IS J.B. PRITZKER?
The newest episode of LEARNING & LABOR explores the life and trajectory of J.B. Pritzker, examining his life prior to becoming Governor of Illinois.
EPISODE 15 OUT NOW, LINK BELOW
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Learning & Labor
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Exploring contradictions in the history & politics of Illinois, the Midwest, and beyond. 🌾⚙️📚 Hosted by @niko_left
Katılım Eylül 2023
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some very exciting new guests will be on the podcast soon
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"Remember, Abraham Lincoln didn’t win his first election and Mario Cuomo lost several races before he got elected. For J.B., this is only the beginning"
-Rod Blagojevich, 1998.
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Below is a copy of the Pritzker Family Tree used in the video.
Podcast form also available on streaming platforms, check them out here: rss.com/podcasts/learn…
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WHO IS J.B. PRITZKER?
The newest episode of LEARNING & LABOR explores the life and trajectory of J.B. Pritzker, examining his life prior to becoming Governor of Illinois.
EPISODE 15 OUT NOW, LINK BELOW
English
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railroad executives directing internal military deployments
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President Trump says the National Guard is heading to Memphis next. Adds that he would have liked to do Chicago but a leader of Union Pacific railroad encouraged him to clean up Memphis
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It is important to remember this history on Labor Day. If you want to learn more, you can listen to episode 2 of L&L on Illinois Gov. Altgeld, who opposed federal intervention in the Pullman Strike and pardoned the Haymarket martyrs.
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Another violent suppression of workers, the Haymarket affair, had inspired intl. workers’ day, celebrated in most countries on May 1st. U.S. Labor day was chosen to differentiate from may day’s left wing history.
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Happy Labor Day! This holiday was won through workers' struggle.
For more history of the holiday check out this thread:
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"We object on the part of the awakening workers of this nation. If war is right, let it be declared by the
people"
Mark Ruffalo reads the 1918 anti-war speech from Eugene Debs which landed him in prison.
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Read Ruthenberg's account of the 1919 Cleveland May Day Demonstrations and Massacre: marxists.org/history/usa/pa…
Read more about his life: beltmag.com/cleveland-in-t…
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C.E. Ruthenberg was a socialist leader and founder of the CPUSA. Born in Cleveland and buried in Moscow, he played a crucial role in the construction of the socialist movement in the US.
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𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐌
"The Midwest is that part of the United States usually regarded as characteristic of the country as a whole, possessing the manufacturing and business skills of the East and the food-producing powers of the West."
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