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December 19, 2020

It's Been a Long Nightmare Before Christmas for UPS and Postal Workers

Alexandra Bradbury Labor Notes

“If you could see my co-workers walking out of the building at the end of the day. So many of them have been broken down by UPS, and UPS does not care. They just want the packages out.”

December 19, 2020

Trump’s Illegal Moroccan Bribe Could Throw North Africa Into Chaos

Alexander Bertschi Wrigley Responsible Statecraft

Supporters of the Sahrawi people's rights demonstrate in Malaga, Spain, in November.

President Trump bribed Morocco into normalizing relations with Israel by turning the US into the only country in the world to recognize Morocco’s annexation of Western Sahara, and thereby plunging an already volatile region deeper into crisis.

December 19, 2020

As Virus Rages Los Angeles Unions Demand “Circuit Breaker” to Save Lives

Howard Blume Los Angeles Times

Lisa Bennett, a 2019 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles.

Lead by the teachers union, a broad coalition of trade unions and community supporters has demanded the County Board of Supervisors institute a month long shutdown in January, a “Circuit Breaker,” to stop the scourge of COVID 19 and save lives.

December 19, 2020

Tribal Leaders Respond to the Idea of an Indigenous Interior Secretary

Graham Lee Brewer and Anna V. Smith High Country News

On Dec. 17, President-elect Joe Biden announced Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) as his choice for Secretary of Interior, marking the first time a Native American will serve in the position, if confirmed by the Senate.

December 19, 2020

"In Difficult Times": The Tango of Normalization

Rafael Hernandez Cuba US People to People Partnership

To what extent will the emerging political context of elections in the US really allow agreements to be awakened and the tango of relations with Cuba to be re-launched?

December 18, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | December 18, 2020

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The Mitch Who Stole Justice. Rock the Runoff: Broadway for Georgia Performs "Georgia On My Mind". Will YOU be the next AOC?? Deb Haaland | In Her Own Words. The War on Cuba — Episode 3

The Mitch Who Stole Justice

December 18, 2020

Sam takes a page from a holiday favorite (you know the one) to explain what’s at stake in the Georgia runoff elections! With help from Senate candidate Jon Ossoff.

Rock the Runoff: Broadway for Georgia Performs "Georgia On My Mind"

December 18, 2020

An all-star group of artists who started their careers in the theater perform to bring awareness to the Senate run-off happening January 5th, 2021.

Will YOU be the next AOC??

December 18, 2020

Sunrise volunteers worked tirelessly to elect Jamaal Bowman, Marie Newman, and Cori Bush, defend Senator Ed Markey, defeat Trump, and more. Now, it’s our turn: it’s time for the takeover.

Deb Haaland | In Her Own Words

December 18, 2020

Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico is Joe Biden's nominee for Interior Secretary, where she would be the first indigenous person to hold a Cabinet office. She introduced herself at the Democratic National Convention as 'a proud 35th generation New Mexican.'