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The situation in Zimbabwe is one of a dissatisfied ruling elite using their monopoly on violence to manipulate and control society. This will not change the fundamentally oppressive, and inegalitarian structures of that society.

By seizing control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and placing an ideological extremist in charge, US President Donald Trump has brought to the fore the deepest flaws in his administration’s founding myth. The gutting that now awaits the agency will visibly harm many of the ordinary people Trump promised to defend.

Workers at the artisanal shop in the Flatiron District of New York City voted last week to join Teamsters Local 553 — joining some 4,000 other Teamster members in an array of industries from trucking to dairy production.

We often talk about emotional labor in our personal lives. But what about at work?

We often talk about emotional labor in our personal lives. But what about at work?

A note from the Media Bits and Bytes crew: The FCC will end net neutrality unless millions act to save it. We urge you to join and promote protests at Verizon stores on December 7, and share the video below far and wide.

A history of the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip examines what military formulas are used to control Palestinian lives.

Broadening the definition of economy also puts people back into the system and empowers us. We have opportunities every day to build economies that lift each other up and spread joy.

A review of some of the bids to woo Amazon’s HQ2 to other cities and states shows it’s not all about the money. In some cases democracy itself is a bargaining chip.

We need to confront the workplace hierarchy directly. That means unions and labor organizing. It means demands for more democratic workplaces, and established institutions and practices for dealing with sexual harassment.