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American Socialist

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Debs' Story of a Death on the Job

Debs watched in horror as a backing locomotive crushed a friend to death. This is a time when there are no safety standards to speak of, he says. Employers are skimping on cheap equipment to save money,. Debs decided the way to do that was to get involved in government.

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