When the Hell Did the NLRB Become More Activist Than Labor?

Shaun Richman In These Times
The NLRB even potentially has the power to reverse “Right to Work.” One open question is whether the legislative intent of the Taft-Hartley act was merely to ban union membership as a condition of employment—not whether unions could negotiate mandatory fees for grievance representation services.

Three Years After the Egyptian Coup, Lessons Still Unlearned?

Abdullah Al-Arian Middle East Eye
Three years ago the Egyptian military ousted the elected President Mohamed Morsi. Since then, as Amnesty International reported this week, “tens of thousands of people have been detained without trial or sentenced to prison terms or to death....” Perhaps even without the support of significant segments of the public, including leading activists and intellectuals, the remnants of the old Mubarak regime would still have overthrown Morsi. But that support made it easier.

Friday Nite Videos -- July 15, 2016

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Why Bernie Waited to Endorse Hillary. Für Elise in Different Tastes. Jim Zogby on Democrats and the Occupation of Palestine. Senator Elizabeth Warren Calls for Action to Root Out Influence of Money in Politics. Where Do Galaxies Come From?

Jim Zogby on Democrats and the Occupation of Palestine

Palestinians are in for "another difficult four years" as a result of the weakness of the Democratic Party platform's statement on Israel and Palestine, says Jim Zogby, the president of the Arab American Institute.