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Georgia Lawmaker Arrested

March 26, 2021

Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon was arrested after knocking on Gov. Brian Kemp’s door as he signed new voting restrictions into law.

Joe Biden’s Scandals | Desi Lydic Foxsplains

March 26, 2021

Joe Biden has already racked up 37,268 scandals and Desi Lydic's got the lowdown on every single one #DailyShow #DesiLydic #Foxsplains

Feds Consider Sedition Charges

March 26, 2021

Seth takes a closer look at the former top prosecutor for the Capitol riots saying that evidence from the attack could support sedition charges as federal investigators continue to examine Trump’s role in fomenting the insurrection.

March 26, 2021

POISONED

Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray Tampa Bay Times

Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The consequences have been profound.

March 26, 2021

Little Black Boy

Lois Fried

Writing from personal experience, Lois Fried traces the divide from days of Jim Crow to Black Lives Matter.

March 25, 2021

An Unusually Optimistic Conversation with Bernie Sanders

Ezra Klein The New York Times

Bernie Sanders didn’t win the 2020 election. But he may have won its aftermath. The Vermont senator discusses the Rescue Act, cancel culture, the filibuster and more.

March 25, 2021

“We Are Here Because You Are There”: Viet Thanh Nguyen on How U.S. Foreign Policy Creates Refugees

Viet Thanh Nguyen interviewed by Amy Goodman Democracy Now!

Vietnamese and Asian Americans in this country, we are here because of wars that the United States fought in Asia. This is a country of high ideals, of democracy and pluralism; on the other hand, it’s rooted in warfare and conquest...

March 25, 2021

Garment Workers Win $22 Billion in Historic Victory Against Wage Theft

Loretta Graceffo Waging Nonviolence

The PayUp campaign has clawed back $22 billion from apparel companies owed to factories and workers, and they’re just getting started.

March 25, 2021

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March 25, 2021

Many Workers Remain Angry $15 Minimum Wage Failed to Make it into Biden’s ‘America Rescue Plan’

Joe Maniscalco Labor Press

Traditionally, organized labor has backed establishment Democrats even in the face of diminishing returns. But when it comes to a $15 minimum wage, Democrats should not expect unionists and their allies on the front lines to “dance and be happy.”