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-- to secure the blessings of liberty --" Full employment as a safegard to civil liberties

by National Federation for Constitutional Liberties

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1945
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New York: National Federation for Constitutional Liberties, 1945. Pamphlet. 15p., wraps, paper toned, minor creasing of the upper right hand corner else good condition, 4x9 inches. The Federation was considered by many a "front" for the Communist Party USA.
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An instructive fable for workers -- employed and unemployed

An instructive fable for workers -- employed and unemployed

by Industrial Workers of the World

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1936
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Chicago: General Headquarters, IWW, 1936. Pamphlet. Six panel brochure, 4x8.75 inches; paper lightly browned, date penciled on front, overall in very good condition.
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The First Step to Prevent Post-War Depression

The First Step to Prevent Post-War Depression

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1942
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Hollywood, CA: Payroll Guarantee Association, 1942. Pamphlet. 16p., wraps. 7.5 x 5.5 in. Very Good. Supports an amendment to the state constitution of California for guaranteed income for all. No separately cataloged record in WorldCat (February 2024).
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The Great Slump; Capitalism in Crisis 1929-1933

The Great Slump; Capitalism in Crisis 1929-1933

by Rees, Goronwy

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1970
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New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. 310p., illustrated with numerous photoportraits of the political and economic elite, hardbound in openweave black cloth boards lettered white and bright yellow, and enclosed in the glossy black dust jacket. A very good copy: sound, clean and unmarked. Urbane judgments, sensible stuff.
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Vermin: the employment agencies

Vermin: the employment agencies

by Industrial Workers of the World

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1925
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Chicago: Industrial Workers of the World, 1925. Pamphlet. Four page brochure, 6x9 inches folded size; paper browned, slight chip on rear fold, minor wear, else in very good condition. *Miles 4648, giving a ca. 1914 date, possibly for an earlier edition.
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Unemployed struggles 1919-1936; my life and struggles amongst the unemployed

Unemployed struggles 1919-1936; my life and struggles amongst the unemployed

by Hannington, Wal

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1973
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New York: Barnes & Noble, 1973. Hardcover. xii, 328p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inch red cloth boards, dust jacket spine a bit sunned, dust jacket slightly yellowed, else very good condition.
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The menace of unemployment. Public works the solution - old-age pensions provided. Outlines of a system to end unemployment, assure perpetual prosperity, build highways, irrigation systems etc. Without taxation, and ultimately abolish existing taxes

The menace of unemployment. Public works the solution - old-age pensions provided. Outlines of a system to end unemployment, assure perpetual prosperity, build highways, irrigation systems etc. Without taxation, and ultimately abolish existing taxes

by Cummings, John Raymond

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1921
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[Chicago?]: the author, 1921. Pamphlet. 44p., wraps. 7.25 x 3.75 in. Ink stamp on front cover: "Not copyrighted." Small tear on fore-edge of rear cover, otherwise Very Good. The author aims to show how to alleviate unemployment, engage in massive public works projects, and end taxes in the United States. Addresses economic conditions after World War I. The author… Read more about this item
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An instructive fable for workers -- employed and unemployed

An instructive fable for workers -- employed and unemployed

by Industrial Workers of the World

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1936
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Chicago: General Headquarters, IWW, 1936. Pamphlet. Six panel brochure, 4x8.75 inches; paper lightly browned, date penned on front, some minor chipping on edges, else in very good condition.
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[Twelve tenant activist handbills, primarily from the Berkeley Tenants Union c1980s-1990s]

[Twelve tenant activist handbills, primarily from the Berkeley Tenants Union c1980s-1990s]

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1990
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Berkeley: Berkeley Tenants Union, 1990. Handbill. Small archive comprised of twelve handbills: eight handbills and brochures by the Berkeley Tenants Union; a bulletin of the Berkeley Citizens Action on renter tax relief; and three other handbills on housing activism in the Bay Area, including a Union of Homeless and Unemployed in Berkeley, a voter guide sponsored by Uhuru House,… Read more about this item
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Employed and Unemployed Worker! Come to the 14th Anniversary Celebration of the Worker's Revolution in the Soviet Union and the huge successes of the five year plan

Employed and Unemployed Worker! Come to the 14th Anniversary Celebration of the Worker's Revolution in the Soviet Union and the huge successes of the five year plan

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1931
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Muskegon, MI: Communist Party of Muskegon, Michigan, 1931. Ephemera. 5x3 inch card; evenly toned, some pencil doodling on backside, tiny damp stain on back, otherwise very good condition.
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This ticket is good for one chance on $21.50 suit of clothes, will be given away by the Unemployed Council of Muskegon

This ticket is good for one chance on $21.50 suit of clothes, will be given away by the Unemployed Council of Muskegon

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[c193-?]
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Muskegon, MI: Unemployed Council of Muskegon [Communist Party USA], [c193-?]. Ephemera. 7x1.5 inch raffle ticket; faint toning, raffle number penned on front, otherwise in very good condition.
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Employed and Unemployed Worker! Come to the 14th Anniversary Celebration of the Worker's Revolution in the Soviet Union and the huge successes of the five year plan

Employed and Unemployed Worker! Come to the 14th Anniversary Celebration of the Worker's Revolution in the Soviet Union and the huge successes of the five year plan

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1931
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Muskegon, MI: Communist Party of Muskegon, Michigan, 1931. Ephemera. 5x3 inch card; some uneven toning, price penciled on front, otherwise very good condition.
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Hello Buddy [2 volumes, together with] Buddies, Then and Now. Allegiance

Hello Buddy [2 volumes, together with] Buddies, Then and Now. Allegiance

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1943
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[New York?]: [Servicemen's Magazine?], 1943. Pamphlet. 3 volumes, wraps. 5.25 x 4 to 6 x 4.25 in. Covers soiled and worn; leaves chipped and toned. Good only. Pamphlets sold by disabled and/or unemployed military veterans. Consist mostly of comics and entertaining vignettes that poke fun at military life. The "Buddies, then and now" volume has a 1927 copyright by… Read more about this item
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Report of the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Labour Party held in the Central Hall, Westminster, London, S.W., on Wednesday, June 26th, 1918, and two following days

Report of the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Labour Party held in the Central Hall, Westminster, London, S.W., on Wednesday, June 26th, 1918, and two following days

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1918
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London: Labour Party, 1918. Pamphlet. iv, 91, [1]p., tables, wraps. 9.75 x 6 in. Colophon: "Leicester Co-operative Printing Society Ltd., 99, Church Gate." Front cover chipped and splitting at spine. Good. With detailed reports of each day's sessions and resolutions. Topics covered: women's suffrage, teacher salaries, Ireland, unemployment, Poor Laws, the post-war economy, and much else.
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Isabelle walks with angels; a Montreal urban legend

Isabelle walks with angels; a Montreal urban legend

by Nawrocki, Norman; illus. by Ivan R.

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2023
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Montreal: Les Pages Noires, 2023. Paperback. 84p., paperback, illustrated novel, in color, as New.
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Cleveland Workers: War is declared [together with] Workers Alliance Members [two leaflets]

Cleveland Workers: War is declared [together with] Workers Alliance Members [two leaflets]

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1940
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Cleveland, OH: Association of Unemployed on Direct and Work Relief, 1940. Handbill. Two items, both mimeographed on 8.5x11 inch sheets. The first is two pages, the second is a single sheet; both are evenly toned. The latter item has "From Revolutionary Workers League Chicago July, 1940" penciled on the verso. "The Association of Unemployed on Direct and Work Relief… Read more about this item
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Unemployment. Its cause and the cure. Mrs. Mary Citizen, John Citizen and Mr. Commonsense discuss the problem

Unemployment. Its cause and the cure. Mrs. Mary Citizen, John Citizen and Mr. Commonsense discuss the problem

by Dickson, Thomas

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1925
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London: Independent Labor Party Publication Department, 1925. Pamphlet. 15, [1]p., wraps. 8.5 x 5.5 in. Covers dusty, bottom right corner of front cover torn; bottom left corner of rear cover bumped. Good. Date of publication inferred from publication dates of titles advertise on rear wrapper. Dialogue in which three characters discuss overproduction, wage cuts, and protective tariffs.
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CDC Issues Program 1964. Presentation of Discussion Material by the Issues Development Committee on Urban Planning

CDC Issues Program 1964. Presentation of Discussion Material by the Issues Development Committee on Urban Planning

by Eichler, Edward P.

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1964
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San Francisco: California Democratic Council, 1964. Newsletter. 32p., 8.5x11 inches; slight rust on staples, some slight editorial marks on page 2 in pen, slight toning along bottom edge, else very good. Contents on the housing shortage, poverty and unemployment, and more.
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Whose tab was it
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Whose tab was it

by Walsh, Thomas W.

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1989
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npl: Self-published by the author, 1989. Paperback. 113p., 8.5x11 inch copy-shop binding with a photo tipped in on front wrap; photo illustrations, mild handling and shelfwear, else very good. Self-published novel about an unemployed Vietnam vet in San Francisco making his way through the bureaucracy of the Unemployment office, a gambling habit, and various odd jobs.
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Basic income; economic security for all Canadians

Basic income; economic security for all Canadians

by Lerner, S., C. M. A. Clark, W. R. Needham

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1999
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Toronto: Between the Lines, 1999. Paperback. viii, 120p., hint of sunning on front wrap, else in very good condition.
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