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Vermont's Striking Nurses Want A Raise for Nonunion Workers Too

Jonah Furman Labor Notes
When 1,800 nurses and technical staff struck for better wages July 12-13 at the University of Vermont Medical Center, they weren't just calling for raises for themselves. They’re also calling for a $15 minimum wage or their nonunion co-workers

Moving Toward a Nuclear Weapons-Free World

Pat Hynes Berkshire Eagle
The passivity toward nuclear weapons, of which the former defense secretary spoke, is being defied across the world. After a decade of global organizing by peace and social movement, 122 countries agreed in 2017 to adopt a ban on nuclear weapons.

A Tribute to Ron Dellums, Radical

Peter Cole Africa is a Country
Former US Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, who passed away recently, played a leading role in the global fight against South African Apartheid in the 1980s.

Review: In ‘Prairie Trilogy,’ All-American Stories of Socialism

Glenn Kenny The New York Times
What does it mean to be a socialist in America? 'Prairie Trilogy' is a documentary series (made between 1977 and 1980) chronicling how North Dakota workers and farmers organized to take power back from corporate interests in the East in 1916.