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Labor Day and the Birth of Socialism in America

by Andy Caldwell

Sep 06, 2026
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Last week, we discussed the kissing cousins of the affordability crisis, woke Democrats and the Democratic Socialists of America. Now it is time to talk about their common grandparent: the union movement in America, which comprises some of the most economically illiterate people in America.

How so?

Because too many union leaders consistently attack and un…

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