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The Rise and Fall of the National Tenants Union
In 1974, I worked as a legal services lawyer in New Jersey, as did my brother Ronnie, who was also a co-founder of the New Jersey Tenants Organization (NJTO) and the top aide to the mayor of Orange, New Jersey.
Techos y Derechos — Shelterforce
In the late 1980s Shelterforce produced a series of films around housing justice and tenants’ rights. The series was spearheaded by John Atlas, then director of the Passaic County Legal Aid Society in New Jersey and one of Shelterforce’s founders and long-time board members. “I got $100,000 or so, which was big money in those days, from the national Legal Services Corporation to do a group of tenants’ rights tapes,” recalls Atlas.
HBO's 'Show Me a Hero' Deserves an Emmy for Illuminating What Can Be Done About Racism in Donald Trump's America
HBO's 'Show Me a Hero' Deserves an Emmy for Illuminating What Can Be Done About Racism in Donald Trump's America The Emmy awards will take place on September 18 as Hillary Clinton nears her crescendo, hammering Trump for the racism at the heart of his campaign. From the start, Trump has used the fear of Hispanic immigration and diversity to divide whites and people of color.
This Age of Conformity
This Age of Conformity ▪ January 1, 1954 1 Intellectuals have always been partial to grandiose ideas about themselves, whether of a heroic or a masochistic kind, but surely no one has ever had a more grandiose idea about the destiny of modern intellectuals than the brilliant economist Joseph Schumpeter.
“INDY Legends” PRO-AM Field At IMS Swells
HAMMOND, IN: “Old Home Week” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is officially scheduled for June 6-8, 2014. The big new event, which is officially known as the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s “Indy Legend’s Pro-Am”, will bring a strong group of Indy 500 veterans, most of whom have been retired from active competition for some time, back to the scene of their greatest fame for one more shot at victory at the world’s most famous race course.
Gary Bettenhausen's Passing Signals The End Of An Era
Gary Bettenhausen signs and chats with the fans in Indianapolis in 2005. [John Atlas Photo] HAMMOND, IN: If you were an auto racing fan and lived in the Chicagoland area during the ’50’s, the legendary Tony Bettenhausen of suburban Tinley Park, IL was your guy. It was just that simple. My first memory of the Indy 500 veteran and 1951 National Champion came in 1954 at Soldier Field on the Chicago lakefront during a AAA midget race.
Motorsports Story of the Decade: Swindell Family Looses Chili Bowl!
HAMMOND, IN: One of the most amazing motorsports winning streaks in history came to an abrupt halt Saturday night as multiple USAC champion Bryan Clauson was able to hold back Kevin Swindell’s bid for a fifth straight Golden Driller Trophy at the 2014 Chili Bowl. Barely! During the last four decades, the Swindell family has held an almost supernatural grip on the Golden Driller (no pun intended).
Howard Zinn's History Lessons
Howard Zinn’s History Lessons Michael Kazin ▪ Spring 2004 Every work of history, according to Howard Zinn, is a political document.
Settler Anti-Zionism
Settler Anti-Zionism Gadi Taub: Settler Anti-Zionism ▪ October 3, 2010 ON MONDAY, Israel allowed the moratorium on settlement construction to expire. The irony is that while Prime Minster Netanyahu has made a show of standing his ground as far as possible on the settlement issue, even the Israeli Right, or most of it at least, has given up on the original enterprise of settlement: the Greater Israel ideology.
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