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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:09 PM Dec 2012

Thom Hartmann: Where did the ''right to work'' phrase come from?

Mark Ames, The eXiled, joins Thom Hartmann. Mark Ames traces the history of these right to work for less laws. He starts at the beginning - what was it like for workers trying ot organize in the early 20th century before the New Deal?

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Thom Hartmann: Where did the ''right to work'' phrase come from? (Original Post) thomhartmann Dec 2012 OP

I do believe that's a term from sharp_stick Dec 2012 #1

Vance Muse baldguy Dec 2012 #2

Great segment NoMoreWarNow Dec 2012 #3

So Right to Work started with the KKK. Figures. fasttense Dec 2012 #4

Gee, I wonder why most military history books gloss over the Ludlow massacre? Crowman1979 Dec 2012 #5

sharp_stick

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1. I do believe that's a term from

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:17 PM

Dec 2012

Conservative message Guru Frank Luntz who has made a pretty good living changing the terms of things not palatable to people into terms that don't seem quite so bad.