Sanders Leads Senate Effort To Stop Arms Flow to Israel

"There is extensive evidence that these systems are being used in violation of U.S. and international law," said the senator.

AOC and Tina Smith: Our Solution to the Housing Crisis

Instead of treating real estate as a commodity, we can underwrite the construction of millions of homes and apartments that, by law, must remain affordable.

How To Decarbonize Your Entire Home

A guide to electrifying your residence, from heat pumps to solar panels and more

J. D. Vance Is Trying To Push Citizens United Further

J. D. Vance and other Republicans are spearheading a lawsuit that aims to get the Supreme Court to move beyond its Citizens United decision and tear up some of the last remaining rules designed to limit the influence of money in politics.

Global Left Midweek – September 17, 2024

Is the European left taking a dive on immigrants’ rights?

Ranked-Choice Disaster

Coloradans and Nevadans will decide this fall on switching to a form of voting that will chiefly benefit gazillionaire candidates.

The UN Summit of the Future Stuck in the Past

A draft action plan would perpetuate an international investment regime that grants corporations excessive power to undermine public interest regulations.

Dallas Black Dancers Fight for Their Union

Leave it to performing arts unions to make a picket line that grabs attention. The rally outside Dallas Black Dance Theatre included a drummer, line dancing, and spontaneous performances from the unionized dancers.

Trump’s Anti-Haitian Hate Has Deep American Roots

The former president’s grotesque demagoguery is just the latest in a long line of vicious attacks on residents and immigrants from the island nation.

Media Bits and Bytes – September 17, 2024

What “balanced” coverage covers up about Trump’s bombast and Project 2025
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Culture

books

Voice of the Left

Faiza Shaheen The Guardian
Faiza Shaheen reviews the memoir of UK Labour party MP Diane Abbot, who has held her seat since 1987. She is the first Black woman to be elected to parliament, and is the country's longest-serving female MP.

food

Can You Go Broke Eating Fruit?

Ethan Freedman Ambrook Research
Some produce purveyors offer exorbitantly priced fruit and claim unparalleled quality — but are we mostly paying for a status symbol?

poetry

Counting the Dead

Susan Cossette New Verse News
Minnesota poet Susan Cossette addresses the ultimate misogyny—“Faceless, nameless shadows…/Now, we matter more in death.”

Labor

labor

Autoworkers Have Made Both Candidates Pay Attention

Alex N. Press Jacobin
Anyone wanting substantive discussion of jobs in last night’s debate was disappointed. But because of the UAW’s organizing and strikes over the past year, both Trump and Harris felt compelled to insist they were the best candidate for autoworkers.

labor

Boar’s Head Plant Shuts Down

Edward Carver Common Dreams
A union statement said the closure was "especially unfortunate" because workers shouldn't be punished for the deadly outbreak, but a deal protecting employees' livelihoods was reached.

labor

Boeing Machinists Strike

Jenny Brown Labor Notes
Workers in yellow jackets holding Strike Against Boeing signs. The rejected contract covers 32,000 workers in Washington and Oregon, members of Machinists District 751 in Washington and W24 in Oregon. Most work at the two plants near Seattle. It’s the largest strike in the U.S. this year.

Friday nite video

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School Lunch | John Oliver

John Oliver discusses school lunch programs in the US and why giving kids free lunch is in all of our best interest

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How to Debate | Sarah Cooper

Same words, same voice, but Sarah Cooper brings a whole different perspective to The Debate