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A train engineer talks about President Biden forcing a contract on rail workers, the failure of rail union leadership during negotiations, and why he thinks progressives in Congress should be commended for their role pushing for seven paid sick days.

Fortunately, there are some ideas for challenging the control the rich have over the media. We are not going to be able to prevent the rich from buying media outlets. Instead, we will have to go the other way and allow the non-rich to have a voice.

The University of California is trying to divide and conquer the 48,000 workers on strike by acceding to the demands of some groups but not others.

Interview with IMZ (Iniciativa mestni zbor) in Slovenia about the citizens assemblies movement, vision, & strategy

The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.

The massive protests in Iran, fueled by the audacity of young women and children, are rooted in over a century of struggle.

A world without Black Twitter is a world void of robust, rapid and authentic information sharing on police brutality within the Black community.

The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was a blow to reproductive rights. But fortunately, new data suggest that most of those seeking abortions still seem to be getting them.

Preventing future pandemics, the secrets of the Higgs boson and the surprising roots of plastic surgery

The Northern Ireland Troubles bill shows the British government learnt nothing from the killing of Aidan McAnespie and the conflict in Ireland