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Opposing views on Mexico's leader, international statements on the upsurge in the US, and more

Jane McAlevey, a longtime labor organizer and strategist, argues that systematic grassroots organizing is the key to repairing today’s ravaged democracy.

Refusing to bolster the United States Postal Service in its time of need is nothing short of a betrayal of American seniors, who are more reliant upon the US Postal Service than any other age group.

Two of the court’s Republican appointees joined the court’s Democratic appointees to deliver an unexpected 6-3 triumph for LGBT advocates.

These protests are too widespread to go away. There will be no peace without justice on multiple fronts.

In a fresh challenge to Russia and China, delivered in October 2018, Trump extolled, “Let it be an arms race. We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all. We have more money than anybody else, by far.”

Greg Tate explores the shifting struggles for black equality – and identity – presented in the Swedish television archives (filmed from 1967 - 1975) originally released as a film in 2011 and currently streaming on Amazon Prime and YouTube.

Emergency! The media are under attack - physical, professional and legal

We need to move beyond rhetoric and start to evolve into a movement for racial justice in practice, but what does that mean? Be proactive in addressing racial tensions, stop tokenizing members, and build a union to address everyday issues.

So unions clearly empower African Americans — yet Walmart, Amazon, and McDonald’s are unabashed union-busters.