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At a time when the truth is a precious common good, RFK Junior has been spreading dangerous lies

History, in all its deviousness, places a people that only recently was a victim of mass extermination on the threshold of a mass extermination of another people.

“The labor movement backed Initiative 1 because housing costs keep rising faster than wages, forcing more and more workers into housing insecurity,” said Local 367 President Michael Hines at a December press conference.

Flight attendants from United, Alaska, American, Southwest and other airlines picketed at major airports on Tuesday. Flight attendant unions are seeking pay increases and compensation for work during boarding.

In Minneapolis, the housing shortage has fractured the green community.

The Poor People’s Campaign is planning 42 weeks of actions to mobilize this potentially powerful yet often ignored segment of the electorate.

Scientists are trying to bring flavor back to the tomatoes sold in grocery stores. But how should they taste, exactly?

Labor and community organizations who have been aligning for years are escalating their fights at the same time.

If President Biden is serious about recognising Palestinian statehood, he has powerful tools to pressure Israel in that direction. Defunding the settlements would be a great first step.

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