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October 21, 2020

New Teachers Union Leader Fighting Trump, School Reopening Battles

Nicole Gaudiano Politico

As president, Becky Pringle said her mission is to “lead a movement to reclaim public education as a common good.” She wants to transform the system into one that is racially and socially just and equitable.

October 21, 2020

Only Class War Can Stop Climate Change

Paris Marx Jacobin

A new report shows that the world’s top 1 percent is responsible for double the emissions of the entire bottom half of the planet. The message is clear: to fight climate change, we have to fight the ruling class.

October 21, 2020

How We Should Defend Against an Impending Trump Coup

Jeremy Brecher Labor Network for Sustainability

President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power no matter who wins the election. What is to be done if Trump loses the election but refuses to concede?

October 21, 2020

Rochester AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike if Trump Steals Election

Mike Elk Payday Report

This week, the 70,000 member Rochester AFL-CIO Labor Council became the first regional AFL-CIO body in the United States to call for a General Strike if Trump does not respect the outcome of this year’s election.

October 21, 2020

Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed at Fifty

Liza Featherstone JSTOR

The Brazilian educator Paulo Freire’s book, first published in English 50 years ago, urges viewing students as interlocutors or partners in the learning process.

October 21, 2020