“If your mother says she loves you, check it out

Laura Washington

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Three weeks ago, more than 100 people came to our offices in Chicago to hear In These Times Senior Editor David Sirota talk about his New York Times bestseller, The Uprising.

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Laura Washington
Senior Editor

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