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Excerpts from Judge David Carter's ruling that Donald Trump is 'likely' guilty of conspiring to obstruct Congress: "If Dr. Eastman and President Trump’s plan had worked, it would have permanently ended the peaceful transition of power."

Despite heavy lobbying by the company, workers at the facility voted by a wide margin for a union. The win on Staten Island could herald a new era for labor unions in the United States.

Anyone passing through high school discipline will appreciate the fate of Brandon as told by his teacher, Missouri Laureate Maryfrances Wagner.

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.