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John Sweeney:
Defending America’s Workers

By Sarah Buscher, Contributor
April / May 2004

April 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

In March, 2004, John Sweeney, then president of the AFL-CIO with three million workers under watch, was Irish America Magazine's Irish American of the Year. In this far-reaching interview with Sarah Buscher, then Irish America's assistant editor, Sweeney talked about the plight of immigrants; working families; and growing up in the Bronx, the son of Irish immigrant parents. … [Read more...] about John Sweeney:
Defending America’s Workers

One Life to Give

By Conor O'Clery, Contributor
December / January 2004

December 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Chuck Feeney has just put into practice something he had been considering for many years. He has decided that all the vast wealth he accumulated in his lifetime should be given away while he is still alive. The graying, well preserved 72-year-old New Jersey native persuaded the board of Atlantic Philanthropies, which he created two decades ago, to convert its $4 billion in … [Read more...] about One Life to Give

Dennis Swason: WNBC

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Dennis Swanson is president and general manager of WNBC in New York, the flagship station of the NBC network. Less than a week after the World Trade Center tragedy, WNBC-4 launched a public service campaign entitled "We Shall Overcome." The two-minute video featured Fire and Police Department and civilian rescuers accompanied by a Bruce Springsteen version of the song that was … [Read more...] about Dennis Swason: WNBC

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