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The Democratic Capitulation Point

Hamilton Nolan Working in These Times
photo of a weather-worn and tattered poster on the street that says Neither Party Represents the Working Class.
Hope begins when Democratic Party leadership gives way to the Left. Unions can make it happen.

In Memory of the Forgotten

Suzanne Cleary The Odds
Poet Suzanne Cleary sneaks a peek into the production of art in a theocratic society.

Bob Dylan Biopic and the Origin Story of an Electrified Maggie’s Farm

Peter Dreier Common Dreams
The film, A Complete Unknown, accurately portrays Dylan's two sides—a brilliant creative genius as a songwriter/poet and a narcissist who used and discarded people on behalf of his ambition. It tells a good story, but certainly not all the stories.

Labor and Black History Month

David A. Cook, President UFCW 655 Labor Tribune
There are many men and women, some known, some lost to history, that saw the intersection of worker’s rights and human rights as essential. These are a few, their stories remain important any time of year, but especially during Black History Month.

If Trump Crushes Federal Workers, We’re All Next

Eric Blanc The Nation
Musk’s attacks on federal employees and their unions aren’t just a threat to the specific workers in his current line of fire. They pose an unparalleled danger to every single American.

28 Anti-Fascist Films

Kurt Stand The Stansbury Forum
“What is most important is not what people with unbridled power can impose on us, but rather on what we can do as human beings, as political actors.”

Farming in the Dark

Diana Kruzman Ambrook Research
Chemist Feng Jiao and Robert Jinkerson, a specialist in artificial photosynthesis, contend that their system — known as “electro-agriculture” — could convert electricity into chemical energy with four times the efficiency of photosynthesis.