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Celebrity chef José Andrés, owner of 31 restaurants, has made a name for himself as a philanthropic restaurateur. But while he generates headlines with displays of generosity, his company is quietly trying to block restaurant workers from receiving better pay.

The new series Fire Country revolves around an incarcerated California firefighter. Based on a real program, the drama is made possible by California’s budget priorities: few resources for climate protection or fire services and abundant investment in prisons.

Throughout the United States, racial separation remains a common feature of collective life. The consequences are significant for left political organizing aimed at building a multiracial working-class majority.

A new film from Abigail Disney, granddaughter of the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, takes a look at how workers have been crushed by a new corporate philosophy.

The pandemic pushed University of Michigan nurses to the breaking point, as supervisors forced overtime work to account for understaffing. So nurses organized through their union, winning a contract that should inspire nurses everywhere.

CEOs were paid 399 times as much as a typical worker in 2021

Brinda Karat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on why there is no contradiction in supporting Iranian women burning their hijabs – and Karnataka women fighting for their right to wear them

“The buses are not letting up. They are coming with more vigor. Initially it was a bus or two, then it rose to three, and now NYC receives six or nine buses a day coming directly from Texas.”

In 2006, of those aged 18-21, 11% supported the Green Party and 10% supported the Left Party. By 2022, these figures dropped to 5% and 10% respectively. In contrast, those in this age cohort supporting Nazi-founded SD increased from 3% to 22%.

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