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The MAAN Workers Association, based in Israel, fights for worker rights and has joined the protest movement for democracy. "Without democracy there are no workers' rights".

A precursor to Memorial Day occurred in 1865 when thousands of freed slaves marched in Charleston, South Carolina to declare their sense of the meaning of the Civil War, that it was about their emancipation over a slaveholders' republic.

These once-daily supplements claim to boost energy, nourish your gut, support your immune system and more. But health experts aren’t convinced.

The slings and arrows in this agreement result from the failure to solve the debt ceiling in 2022 when Democrats controlled the government. It generally makes things a little bit worse. That this is seen as progress is a sad commentary on Washington.

Union organizer fired for insubordination. In 1779, no peace for Native Americans. Sojourner Truth takes her new name. Child labor on the rise. "No nukes" on Long Island. Boston says NO! to slave-catchers. Anti-slavery novel is a best-seller.

Troubling elements include the provision that will put at risk food assistance for very low-income older adults. This policy will increase hunger and poverty among that group, runs contrary to our nation’s values, and should be rejected.

Who is Marc Rich? And why did he need a presidential pardon?

Secretary Hillary Clinton has hired two deputy labor campaign directors. Lori D Orazio is coming from the AFL-CIO and formerly worked for the United Auto Workers. Michelle Gilliam was a staffer for Senator Bernie Sanders and before that was an organizer for a local chapter of the Transport Workers Union.

While candidates and political parties use mostly volunteers to get the public to help them optimize ad spending, Working America aims to shape attitudes in face-to-face conversations, usually standing on a front stoop with a cracked screen door or a barking dog between a canvasser and a malleable voter. Over the past 12 years, the labor group has held repeat conversations on their front porches to advance progressive policies and candidates.

MSM/GOP; More ears on us; Those darn kids; Black-owned media disappearing; Brexit: old media's last hurrah?