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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?

John Carpenter’s movies provide visions of societies falling apart. No wonder his work is resonating now more than ever.

Joe Biden must be bold if he wants to truly build back, let alone build back better. The authors spoke to leading movement organizers and thinkers across the United States and asked: What does it truly mean to build back better?

The research project, “Reuniting the Three Sisters,” explores what it means to be a responsible caretaker of the land from the perspective of peoples who have been balancing agricultural production with sustainability for hundreds of years.