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Today a story about one in six American children living in poverty made headlines in mainstream media across the country. The Boston Globe and your paper, however, were the lone media voices to carry full mention of the story of the living wage sit-in at Harvard (News, ?...
In a response to e-mails sent to support the sit-in, the administration claims that “only 400” workers earn less than $10 per hour. If so, several million dollars could easily remedy the ridiculously low wage scale.
Perlstein’s greatest strength is his ability to craft a good narrative—even if, at 516 pages, Before the Storm is a whopper. In the book’s opening chapters Perlstein nicely depicts the Arizona cowboy milieu from which Goldwater emerged, even as he reinforces...
The occupation of Mass. Hall by the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) gained support yesterday from local and national leaders as the sit-in entered its third day-and attracted its largest crowds yet.
Kennedy tried to enter the occupied building, but was stopped by Harvard police. He spoke briefly to the crowd, eliciting cheers when he announced his support of the sit-in and said that he would call University President Neil L. Rudenstine to ask for a living wage.