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Interview with IMZ (Iniciativa mestni zbor) in Slovenia about the citizens assemblies movement, vision, & strategy

The UAW Members United slate won three regional director positions and could eventually win the other four top officer positions it contested, including the presidency.

The University of California is trying to divide and conquer the 48,000 workers on strike by acceding to the demands of some groups but not others.

Fortunately, there are some ideas for challenging the control the rich have over the media. We are not going to be able to prevent the rich from buying media outlets. Instead, we will have to go the other way and allow the non-rich to have a voice.

Companies making mycelium-based foods advertise sustainability as a selling point; however the energy use of maintaining fermenters (to produce mycelia) can be substantial.

A train engineer talks about President Biden forcing a contract on rail workers, the failure of rail union leadership during negotiations, and why he thinks progressives in Congress should be commended for their role pushing for seven paid sick days.

Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?

Labor is going into a new decade weaker than it’s been in nearly a century. But the year was a promising one for those looking for sparks from the US working class — and hoping the new decade can stoke those sparks into a flame.

While the political situation often seems bleak and hopeless, these Palestinians, these changemakers, continue to try to make a difference, no matter how big or small, in the hopes that they can do better for their community.

The president tweeted the name of the presumed whistle-blower in the Ukraine scandal—demonstrating that he is unrepentant and determined to break the law again.