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January 14, 2023

FDA’s Abortion Pill Has Limited Impact Across the South

Elisha Brown Facing South

Across the South, eight states — Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia — have near-total bans on abortion.

January 14, 2023

Will SCOTUS Revoke the Right To Strike?

Miles Mogulescu The American Prospect

A case argued this week could give worker-phobic Republican justices a chance to force workers to stay on the job.

January 14, 2023

New Zealand’s New Sectoral Bargaining

David Madland onlabor

New Zealand’s experiences highlight that sectoral bargaining — in conjunction with worksite bargaining — is necessary to improve working conditions in today’s economy and thus should be part of policy efforts to strengthen unions.

January 14, 2023

New Biden Policy Boosting Migrant Worker Protections

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams

"This is a huge victory for undocumented workers and the labor movement," said one organizer.

January 14, 2023

Socio-Political Formations Behind Israel’s Government

Ilan Pappe Palestine Chronicle

And will Jewish communities be shocked enough to wake up from the “fantasy Israel” dream and realize the danger of present-day Israel, not only to Palestinians but to Jews and Judaism as well?

January 13, 2023