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"The longer the war in Ukraine goes on, the greater the risk of escalation—to widespread, devastating effect," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

NYSNA’s nearly 42,000 members will increase NNU’s membership to close to 225,000 nurses, and will also bring NYSNA into the AFL-CIO.

Around the world Amazon workers are rising up. Look for some new action on "Black Friday" (Nov. 25) coordinated by a half-dozen unions and worker organizations.

Voters take advantage of in-person and mail-in voting as more than 5.8 million people already cast their votes by Friday

“Food really puts us on the spot in terms of making us perform for those around us who will, or at least we think will, be judging us based on how and what we eat,” says Adam Lowenstein, the author of Horror Film and Otherness.

While the timing of the release raises questions, we must not forget to ask: Who benefits? Why was it made? Who released the audio? Who made it? What was their goal? Do we really want to heal?

There is pressure on Congress from business interests to delay a corporate tax increase; Congress should not consider any business tax breaks without also expanding the Child Tax Credit.

Class conflict isn’t something we choose to engage in. It’s just how capitalism works.

Jonathan Rosenblum lives in Seattle, Washington, and is a member of UAW 1981/National Writers Union. He is the author of Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor Movement (Beacon Press, 2017). More about him can be found at jonathanrosenblum.org. The interview was counducted by Yuri Lobunov, editor-in-chief of socialistalternative.ru, where this interview was published in Russian.

The committee’s vote comes a year after advocates pushed lawmakers to declare L.A. a sanctuary city amid concern that Trump would make good on his campaign promise to aggressively deport immigrants in the country illegally and build a border wall.