Has Labor Been Left Hanging?

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Has Labor Been Left Hanging?

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August 31, 2009

Has Labor Been Left Hanging?
By Sarah Jaffe

August 31, 2009

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a recognizable icon even to those who have never set foot in the city. Immortalized in the movie Rocky, when a sweatsuit-clad Sylvester Stallone bounded up the stairs while training for his big fight, the museum became a symbol of the working-class tenacity that Philadelphians are known for...

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