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Remembering What Nixon Learned

By David Sirota

A half century ago, Richard Nixon spearheaded his party’s national congressional campaign in the face of a recession like we face today. Then Dwight Eisenhower’s vice president, he decided the GOP would champion anti-worker laws pioneered in the segregationist south as a way to defeat Democrats. Specifically, he rolled out “right to work” ballot initiatives to weaken the labor movement. These… return to article

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