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Japanese activists have launched their own Fight for $15 movement, calling for a national minimum wage of 1500 yen per hour. The activists were inspired by the US movement, but also many of them were moved to get involved in social justice work after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. The movement wants to raise wages but also build a broader movement to counter the growing right-wing and anti-immigrant forces in Japan.

For the first time Canada might be capable of shipping significant amounts of oil to markets other than the United States (assuming the project is actually completed — a big question mark given ongoing First Nations' legal challenges and resistance from British Columbians).

In the era of Trump, we will need to consolidate counter-power via participatory democracy and economic self-management at the local level.

Labor icon Maria Elena Durazo speaks with Capital & Main about the threats to working people and immigrants from a new Trump administration—and how to fight back.

This Power Pint Discussion Guide and List of Additional Resources are available for download: Post-Election 2016: Changed Terrain Demands a New Orientation Resource List: Post-Election 2016 Discussion In the wake of Donald Trump's victory November 8 partisans of equality, justice and peace are grappling with a number of knotty questions.

In certain medical fields, large majorities of physicians tend to share the political leanings of their colleagues, and a study suggests ideology could affect some treatment recommendations.

DNA from old skeletons suggests a complex history of new DNA being introduced.

There has not been a liberal majority of Justices since Nixon was President. If Hillary Clinton is elected, that will change.

One in 40 Americans can't vote because of a criminal conviction. But the rules aren't exactly fair

UAW members, prevented from working for four months, question the company’s claimed concerns over ‘stark economic realities’ in the aviation industry.