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Gompers Park is named for labor union leader Samuel Gompers and is a favorite recreation spot for residents. Except, a number of residents say they now avoid the park since a homeless encampment ...

Abundance, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Avid Reader Press, 297 pages, $30 At the turn of the 20th century, labor leader Samuel Gompers had many specific demands, including job security and an ...