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June 18, 2022

Afl-CIO Unveils Plan To Grow but Some Union Leaders Underwhelmed

Stephen Greenhouse The Guardian

Liz Shuler, the federation’s president, announces effort to increase membership by 1m but some say they ‘have to aim much higher’

June 18, 2022

Massachusetts Court Shuts Down Gig Work Ballot Measure

Lisa Kashinsky and Eleanor Mueller Politico

The industry-backed initiative, which parallels employers’ efforts in other states like California, had divided drivers and sparked fierce debate among Massachusetts politicians and union allies.

June 18, 2022

‘We Won’t Be Silent or Unseen Anymore’: Poor People’s Campaign To Lead DC Assembly

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams

Bishop William Barber, a campaign co-chair, said the United States' current poverty level "is actually morally indefensible, constitutionally inconsistent, politically insensitive, and economically insane."

June 18, 2022

Why Russian Intellectuals Are Hardening Support for War in Ukraine

Anatol Lieven Responsible Statecraft

Horrified by the invasion, centrist elites like Dmitri Trenin nonetheless sense the US is using the conflict to destroy their country.

June 18, 2022

Unjustified Criticism of High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s Visit to China

Alfred de Zayas and Richard Falk CounterPunch

Opportunism in relation to human rights is not a path to peace and justice in our tormented world, which depends on cooperation and multilateralism, and rejects efforts to split the world into a self-righteous struggle between good and evil.

June 18, 2022

‘But for the Failures of His Attorneys, He Would Not Have Been Convicted’

Janine Jackson FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting

“Innocence is not enough” are words to chill your heart. Janine Jackson interviewed Liliana Segura about a Supreme Court death penalty case for the 6/3/22 episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.

June 17, 2022

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Afl-CIO Unveils Plan To Grow but Some Union Leaders Underwhelmed

Massachusetts Court Shuts Down Gig Work Ballot Measure

‘We Won’t Be Silent or Unseen Anymore’: Poor People’s Campaign To Lead DC Assembly

Why Russian Intellectuals Are Hardening Support for War in Ukraine

Unjustified Criticism of High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s Visit to China

‘But for the Failures of His Attorneys, He Would Not Have Been Convicted’

Friday Nite Videos | June 17, 2022

Video Highlights How Proud Boys Coordinated for Capitol Riot

Trump and John Eastman Knew Their Plan Was Illegal: A Closer Look

On The Wire's 20th Anniversary, Two Cast Members Talk Trump’s 'Mob' Tactics and 'Rats'