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Union Organizing Efforts Rise in First Half of Year

David Harrison and Heather Haddon The Wall Street Journal
The union push comes as public opinion about organized labor is the most positive in decades. A Gallup poll last year found that 68% of Americans approve of unions, the highest share since 1965.

Fueling the Warfare State

William D. Hartung TomDispatch
America's $1.4 Trillion "National Security" Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

Valerie Wilson, Janelle Jones, Kayla Blado, and Elise Gould Economic Policy Institute
July 31st is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how long into 2017 an African American woman would have to work in order to be paid the same wages as her white male counterpart was paid last year.

What Happens If We Win?

Stephanie Luce Jacobin
For the Left, winning local office is one thing — actually governing is another.