The Road to Fascism

Joseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate
Growing hardship is all but assured in 2023, and it will provide even more fertile ground for dangerous demagogues.

NLRB Improves Back Pay Formula

NLRB National Labor Relations Board
The NLRB on Tuesday said employers must compensate workers for "direct or foreseeable" financial harms, such as credit card debt and out-of-pocket medical expenses, that result from illegal firings and other unlawful labor practices.

Democratic Majority at the FCC Still Blocked

Luke Goldstein The American Prospect
The nomination of Gigi Sohn for the fifth commissioner’s slot has languished for over a year. Numerous policies affecting telecom interests are at stake.

First Things First: The Truth About Fredric March

Bill Lueders The Progressive
The old Hollywood actor and civil rights champion’s reputation has been tarnished by accusations of hate and racism. This calls for some sifting and winnowing.

‘We Must Unite Our Continent’

Kyeretwie Opoku People's Dispatch
From December 8-10, members of political parties, trade unions, community-based organizations, women’s groups, other social movements across West Africa gathered in Winneba, Ghana to participate in the West African People For A New World conference.

More Americans Died From Hurricane Maria Than 9/11. Does Anyone Care?

Jodi Jacobson Rewire
More people were killed by Maria than by the terrorist attacks of 9/11. This time, we can't blame anyone but ourselves. The Trump administration and majority-GOP Congress treated post-Maria Puerto Rico with malignant neglect. As the 2018 hurricane season fast approaches, Puerto Rico remains in dire

Philadelphia Orchestra: Don't Go to Israel

Susan Abulhawa; Peter Dobrin The Philadelphia Inquirer
By performing in Israel, the orchestra provides musical accompaniment to the world’s last settler-colonial state, at a time when other artists are canceling appearances there following the Palestinian call for a global boycott (BDS) of Israel, modeled after the South African anti-apartheid boycott.

Leslie Cagan’s Half-Century of Activism

Eleanor J. Bader The Lilith Blog
Whether pushing for action on climate change, peace, LGBTQ equality, feminism, reproductive choice, or fighting racism, Leslie Cagan’s voice, presence, and expertise have long been visible - for more than 50 years.

There Has to be More to It than Guns

Carl Davidson USW
I’m for stricter gun regulations. I’m also a 2nd Amendment guy on the left. I worry about the armed militias of the right, and how to defend innocent life. We have to begin breaking down all versions of 'the other.’ We need to change a deepening death culture?