Our Labor Is Used to Create Wealth for Others. Let’s Reclaim It to Make Life.
My father spent many days in intensive medical care during his final years. He developed emphysema from too many cigarettes, as well as exposure to asbestos and silica dust from the glass factory where his father worked for 44 years. He once said that a man was following him around and marking down everything they […]
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The UKs’ next prime minister to be announced today
Boris Johnson’s successor as prime minister will be revealed later when either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak is named the next Conservative leader. The winner of this leadership contest will be announced on Tuesday at 12:30 BST. They will then take office on Tuesday. The result will also be announced at a ceremony in Westminster, […]
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Antiwar Activists Decry Saudi Arabia’s “Sportswashing” Golf Tournament
Peace activists on Friday challenged what they called Saudi Arabia’s “sportswashing” of war crimes in Yemen and domestic human rights abuses by protesting outside — and over — a Massachusetts golf tournament funded by the repressive kingdom. Massachusetts Peace Action members and their supporters rallied at Bolton Fair Grounds, Lancaster, where they organized a shuttle […]
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On Labor Day, Let’s Celebrate 2022 as a Pivotal Year for Independent Unions
Labor Day 2022 falls right in the middle of what is becoming a pivotal year for American unions. There have been steady streams of workforce mobilizations in the summer. Employers at Trader Joe’s locations in Massachusetts and MinneapolisBoth voted to unify. Chipotle, a restaurant chain, saw the outcome. first of its stores unionizeFollowing a vote […]
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EPA Administrator Faces Lawsuit for Exempting Coal Ash Dumps From Regulation
Environmental, civil rights and community groups are suing Administrator Michael Regan of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for exempting hundreds more toxic coal ash dumps from a rule that was meant to protect the environment as well as public health. Earthjustice, a non-profit legal group, filed the federal lawsuitAugust 25, in the U.S. District Court […]
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Treasury orthodoxy risks strangling growth
The UK needs a new economic policy after the financial crisis, Great Recession and Brexit. The new Prime Minister will be able to reset the economy and increase UK’s competitiveness and attract FDI. A new research paper from the Centre for Brexit Policy (CBP) argues that HM Treasury’s arguments for higher taxes are defective. The […]
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Parent Participation in Climate Justice Efforts Is on the Rise
He gave a brief speech before NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus, father of two, was chained to a JP Morgan Chase branch in downtown Los Angeles. In it, he explained to the bank why he and 1,200 other scientists around the globe would risk arrest on that fine April day of 2022 to protest Chase. […]
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Focusing on “Learning Loss” Obscures How Much We’ve Truly Lost in the Pandemic
The paradox of education is precisely this — that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. —James Baldwin As the academic school year begins, and the COVID pandemic continues with new variants, there is much discussion about “learning loss,” typically referencing school-based achievement. Who […]
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Biden Adviser’s Lobbying Firm Is Undermining Democratic Party Priorities
Senior Biden White House adviser Anita Dunn recently reported her personal finances in a 93-page disclosure revealing an investment portfolio worth as much as $48.2 million and a list of more than a dozen clients representing the heights of corporate power, including AT&T, Lyft, and Pfizer. Dunn was a co-founder and advisor to former president […]
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Mass Drowning of Migrants in Rio Grande Spurs Calls for Immigration Reform
Saturday’s advocacy call to Congress was made after at least nine migrants died trying to cross the swollen Rio Grande between Mexico and Texas earlier this week.. According to reports, 37 migrants were rescuedWhile eight people are trying to cross the river near Eagle Pass, on Thursday, missing. Rick Pauza, spokesperson for U.S. Customs and […]
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