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A great transition in our hemisphere, and a labor action news roundup

12,000 striking postdoctoral scholars reached a tentative agreement with the University of California to boost their wages and benefits.

Was there a conspiracy — even if it only involved a handful of people — at the highest levels of our government to end the American Experiment that was only defeated by sheer luck?

"We need universal rent controls in this country, and we actually need the federal government to champion them."

Democrats were ready to throw railworkers to the wolves, letting even Republicans outflank them on labor rights. But thanks to a last-minute legislative push by Bernie Sanders and his allies today, railworkers may be getting the sick leave they’re demanding.

New board members in two GOP-leaning counties essentially sacked their school superintendents over the span of one week.

While recent films in the Black horror genre have presented the terrifying realities of being Black in America, Nanny is rooted in the specific experience of the African diaspora.

Twitter SNAFUs, and more reports from MSM and cyberworld

"What we're seeing is an inhumane deal being pushed onto workers even after a majority voted it down," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman

From the New School to museums and book publishers, we’re witnessing the black-turtleneck-worker uprising.