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“When they do well, we do well, because our work is less likely to be outsourced to a country paying its workers a decent wage"

War, fascism, and three gifted women

The following represent some early considerations of the likely—in some cases already occurring—economic consequences of the war for Russia, European Union, and the USA.

A Review of Joe Burns' Class Struggle Unionism by the editor of UE News

"Organizing works," said one advocacy group. "Now, all insurers must stop supporting fossil fuel expansion."

A globalized economy across the plains of Ukraine stretched back to roughly 2800 BCE, before Russia or any other empires existed. It connected Sweden to Manchuria.

"I discover a cultural, political and economic legacy that was radically different from the reality I had grown up in: a legacy that had workers and farmers at its core ... as agents in the development of a new society, economy and culture"

She animated the horror and emotional intensity in American labor songs by projecting them like a European opera singer.

Political participation is key to resisting efforts to prohibit the discussion of “controversial” ideas. Those flexing their political muscle to regulate what gets taught in classrooms understand this. Those of us doing the teaching need to as well.

A pair of education funding bills in Hawaii that would bump up salaries for veteran teachers and continue salary boosts for hard-to-staff positions cleared key state Senate committees recently. This is a step-in the right direction.