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Reader Comments: MAGAers Hold Congress Hostage; The Roots of American Fascism; Open Letter To Young Union Organizers; Come work with Railroad Workers United; Jan 6th Justice: Our Freedoms, Our Vote -- Nationwide Events; Cartoons; more....

Howard Brown Health Wants To Lay Off 60 New Union Members

Peter Lucas Jacobin
Howard Brown Health Center is well known as an LGBTQ-focused health provider and a stalwart Chicago progressive institution. Workers say that on the heels of their recent unionization, management is laying off 60 workers.

Video Game Testers Approve the First Union at Microsoft

Ayana Archie NPR
A group of video game testers at Microsoft have formed the tech giant's first union, and Microsoft has signed off on it, according to Communications Workers of America, which represents the employees.

The GOP-Speaker-Vote Burlesque

Tom Nichols The Atlantic
If you think the crisis of American democracy is over, the circus in the House should remind you that a significant portion of the Republican Party has no interest in governing, policy, or democracy itself.

The NFL’s Moral Collapse

Judd Legum Popular Information
What was unusual on Monday is that the full impact of Hamlin's injury was on display in the middle of the field during a primetime matchup. Typically, players who suffer injuries are rushed off the field so the game can resume as quickly as possible. This mentality — "next man up" — is glorified in NFL culture.