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Vieux Farka Toure w Julia Easterlin "Masters Of War"

April 8, 2022

Vieux Farka Toure with Julia Easterlin performs Bob Dylan's "Masters Of War" on September 19, 2015 at MASSMoCA during Freshgrass in N Adams, MA.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Remarks on Her Historic Supreme Court Confirmation

April 8, 2022

"I have dedicated my career to public service because I love this country and our Constitution."

The Wobblies – Re-Release Trailer

April 8, 2022

This compelling documentary of the IWW, telling the story of workers in factories, sawmills, wheat fields, forests, mines and on the docks, mirrors today’s headlines, depicting a nation torn by corporate greed. Returns to theaters May 1 for International Workers Day!

Pink Floyd - Hey Hey Rise Up

April 8, 2022

Pink Floyd’s new Ukraine fundraiser feat Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox.

April 8, 2022

The Rank-and-File Organizers Who Took On Amazon

Luis Feliz Leon The American Prospect

Organizer, Chris Smalls facing people whose backs are in the foreground.

“If we can unionize Amazon…, then workers anywhere can unionize their workplaces. That means you.” - Angelika Maldonado

April 8, 2022

Prayer

Lyuba Yakimchuk Apricots of Donbas

The award-winning Ukrainian poet Yakimchuk reveals the upheaval following the pro-Russian rebellion of 2014.

April 7, 2022

Amazon Union’s Chris Smalls Is Part of the Legacy of Black Labor Organizing

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Katie Camacho Orona Teen Vogue

This op-ed argues that Black labor organizers have long recognized that better conditions for Black and brown workers result in better conditions for everyone.

April 7, 2022

Strange Bedfellows: Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Central Europe’s Fascination With Israel

Clare Lemlich Left East

The relationship between contemporary antisemitism and Islamophobia in Eastern Europe, and the process wherein these states have tightened their international partnership with Israel on the one hand, while presenting anti-Jewish hatred at home.

April 7, 2022

What Noir Films Taught Us About Police

Joe George The Progressive

Before copaganda became widely televised in shows like “Law & Order,” police were more accurately portrayed as abusers of power.

April 7, 2022

US Charitable Donations Are Funding Displacement of Palestinians

Mohammed Khatib Truthout

When the first Land Day occurred, Palestinians understood the land grab by the Israeli government. The premise has always been taking away the lands of the surrounding Palestinian villages, so the communities would have nowhere left to build.