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December 1, 2018

The First-Ever National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Rebecca Stoner In These Times

When the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act were enacted in the 1930s, both excluded domestic workers.

December 1, 2018

In-Depth Analysis by Team of UMass Amherst Economists Shows Viability of Medicare For All

Robert Pollin,Jeannette Wicks-Lim,Jared Sharpe Common Dreams

Comprehensive plan is estimated to reduce U.S. health consumption expenditures by nearly 10 percent, while providing decent health care coverage to all Americans

December 1, 2018

When Chimamanda Met Hillary: A Tale of How Liberals Cosy Up to Power

Fatima Bhutto The Guardian

Hillary Clinton and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian American novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s interview of Hillary Clinton is another example of writers embraced by the establishment who not only fail to confront the colossal violence inflicted by the West; but often hail and endorse it.

November 30, 2018

Friday Nite Videos | November 30, 2018

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Retired Lieutenant Colonel: 'I Believe Treason Is Illegal'. Time for a Progressive International. ¡LAS SANDINISTAS! | Documentary. Bernie Sanders Keynotes 'The Gathering'. 'Absolutely No Business in Russia.' Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism.

November 30, 2018

'Progressives of the World to Unite': Sanders-Varoufakis Call for New Global Movement

Common Dreams staff Common Dreams

Bernie Sanders and Yanis Varoufakis pledge to work together for a Progressive International based on a Progressive New Deal.

November 30, 2018

Manafort Plea Fail Is Good News for Oligarchs

David Corn and Dan Friedman Mother Jones

Oleg Deripaska and Dmytro Firtash—and maybe other players in Russia and Ukraine—probably ought to be relieved that Manafort is talking to Mueller no more.

Retired Lieutenant Colonel: 'I Believe Treason Is Illegal'

November 30, 2018

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters tells Ari Melber he “can’t imagine a more serious national security threat than a U.S. president who is compromised” by Russia

November 30, 2018

Sanders Institute Kicks Off Gathering of Progressive Leaders

Xander Landen VTDigger

“At the end of the day our vision is a world that works for all the children of this world, not for a handful of billionaires.”

Time for a Progressive International

November 30, 2018

Progressive International (CC) from MEANS OF PRODUCTION on Vimeo.

If we reach out to every community in every country of the world we are stronger than the rising tide of reaction. It's time for a Progressive International.

¡LAS SANDINISTAS! | Documentary

November 30, 2018

Las Sandinistas, a new feature-length documentary film that examines the Nicaraguan revolution of the 1980’s, arrives in theaters at a critical political juncture. Full review here.