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NEW BEDFORD – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Buttonwood Park on Saturday afternoon to protest what they described as escalating threats of authoritarian overreach against workers’ rights, democratic institutions, and the American middle class.
The “Power to the People Rally,” held Saturday, was organized by a coalition of grassroots groups, as a lead-up to Labor Day. It was framed as both a tribute to the labor movement’s legacy and a warning about what organizers see as constitutional erosion…