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Resistance is everywhere

Nonviolent popular uprisings have brought down authoritarian regimes in many countries around the world. Conditions for such action do not yet exist in the United States, but the growing wrath of the people make them increasingly plausible.

As its workers fight for a living wage and demand that the company address hundreds of labor violation complaints, Starbucks Workers United says it’s prepared for the “biggest and longest” strike in the company’s history.

Economic insecurity is rampant in the United States. A program of universal grocery subsidies could help working-class families deal with the cost of living — and be wildly popular.

The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, talked with scholar Alex Hinton, who has studied MAGA for years, about Make America Great Again Republicans’ sustained interest in the case of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

“We commend every Democrat and Republican who signed the discharge petition to bring the Protect America’s Workforce Act to a vote, but the fight isn’t over,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

Montana’s amendment doesn’t aim to overturn the Citizens United ruling. If passed, it would merely render the ruling ineffective within Montana because businesses operating in the state would have to abide by its definition of corporations.

Consuming food all by oneself is an anomaly in the history of human civilization, a deviation from millennia of tradition. And more and more Americans are doing it.

The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”

Ninety years ago, a recognition strike was the main way to unionize. "Everyone keeps asking if we're scared," said striking casino dealer Tera Arnold. "I’ve never been so not scared of anything in my life. I feel powerful."