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Boston Globe Union Planning Walkout Tuesday, August 6

Matthew McDonald

A union that represents about 300 reporters, editors, and photographers as well as business-side employees of The Boston Globe is planning to walk out of the newsroom at noon Tuesday to protest what the union considers unsatisfactory contract negotiations.

Union members have been working under the terms of a contract that expired seven months ago.

‘Reagan’s Racism’ Charge Collides With The Heroes of the Lomba River
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‘Reagan’s Racism’ Charge Collides With The Heroes of the Lomba River

Ira Stoll

Ronald Reagan phoned President Richard Nixon in 1971 and described African ambassadors at the United Nations as "monkeys" who were "still uncomfortable wearing shoes," The Atlantic magazine reported recently, calling it evidence of  "Reagan's racism."

Anyone who refers to humans as animals is a turkey. But so long as the topic of racism by a Republican president is in the news, let's give this one a closer look.

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