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Southern California SEIU Caucuses Call On AFL-CIO to Kick Out Police Union
In July 2015, the University of California’s student-workers union, United Auto Workers (UAW) 2865, passed... more
By Mario Vasquez
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Why The Left Doesn’t Want A Carbon Tax (Or at Least Not This One)
The battle over a Washington state ballot initiative previews the future of the climate debate. more
By Kate Aronoff
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Trump May Not Be a Russian Pawn—But That Doesn’t Make His Putin-philia Any Less Concerning
Putin has a characteristic and consistent way of making trouble for the United States: backing the far right. more
By Todd Gitlin
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Zuckerman Thinks He Can Beat Hoffa and Win the Teamsters Election
The struggle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for the White House is crowding out... more
By Bruce Vail
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Police Are Still Getting Surplus Army Gear—and They’re Using it to Crack Down on Standing Rock
The armored vehicles used during mass arrests of water protectors last week likely came from a controversial Defense Department program. more
By Seth Kershner
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The Case for Supporting the Proposed Chicago Teachers’ Contract from CTU VP Jesse Sharkey
Four years ago, the 25,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) demonstrated with a militant... more
By David Moberg
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Lone Star Uprising: Texas is Turning Blue. But There’s a Lot More to the Story Than That.
Demographic changes are transforming the state’s economy, creating serious challenges to its economic prowess. more
By Theo Anderson
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Affordable Housing is Vanishing. These Ballot Initiatives Could Help Stem the Crisis.
This November, voters in cities including Baltimore, San Francisco and LA will decide on measures that could fund more affordable units and improve services for the homeless. more
By Rachel M. Cohen
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Think Democrats Take Labor’s Money and Loyalty for Granted? Here’s Proof.
This article was first posted at Jacobin. After the 2012 presidential election, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka... more
By Micah Uetricht
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Politics
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I Think Hillary Clinton’s Politics Are Terrible. I’m Voting For Her So We Can Grow The Left.
Vote for the opponent you want. more
By Jesse Myerson
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These Are the Ballot Measures To Pay Attention To If You’re a Progressive
Key initiatives cover marijuana, plastic bags, the minimum wage, healthcare, campaign finance and election reforms. more
By Theo Anderson
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The Democrats Abandon the White Working Class to Trump At Their Own Peril
The idea that the working class is a lost cause becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for the Democratic Party. more
By Theo Anderson
Labor
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Dump Trump, Defeat Racism and Misogyny, Build the Left
An open letter to the Left more
By 47 Grassroots Organizers
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Inside DuPont and Monsanto’s Migrant Labor Camps
Our investigation reveals that multibillion-dollar Big Ag corporations routinely use labor recruiters who crowd migrant workers in housing riddled with health and safety violations. more
By Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
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Killings By Police Haven’t Stopped Mexico’s Movement Against Neoliberal Education Reform
Despite police repression, Mexico's militant teachers union continues to strike and protest. more
By Andalusia Knoll Soloff
Culture
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In “Fleabag,” TV Finally Gives Us a Female Anti-Hero to Love
The six-part British series shows us a self-destructive, bitter, angry young woman and trusts that we will care about her pain. more
By Sady Doyle
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A New Godzilla for a New, Nationalistic Japan
"Shin Godzilla" sheds the monster's pacifist origins and shows a Japan eager to get out from under Washington's thumb. more
By Steve Ryfle
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The Hairdresser of Plaistow
The happy, often glamorous life of the man who cuts my hair. more
By Jane Miller
The Movement
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Voices from the Movement for Native Lives
Advocates talk about the country's "silent, comfortable genocide." more
By Stephanie Woodard
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Native Americans Are Being Killed by Police at a Higher Rate Than Any Other Group
These deaths are rarely covered in the media, but now, Native groups are organizing for justice in a growing Native Lives Matter movement. more
By Stephanie Woodard
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A Ballot “Blank-Out” Is Not a Strategy for Black Power
The Black electorate needs to think far beyond November 8—and to lead the progressive electoral movement. more
By Bill Fletcher, Jr.