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What a letter from Biden’s field staff and organizers says about how Democrats see the Israel-Hamas war.

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A growing number of unions, labor leaders and union members are calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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We intend to use the Chapter 11 process to implement a plan that will bring this matter to resolution and ensure that our Union continues to do its important work for our members and the community,” said ILWU President Willie Adams.

As long as we believe, as long as we do not lose hope, hope will remain alive. No one party or politician is going to save us — we, the people, are going to save us. Because we believe, because we care, because we love.

The agreements with actors and writers represent a capitulation by Hollywood’s biggest companies, which started the bargaining process with an expectation that the unions, especially SAG-AFTRA, would be relatively compliant.

The ballot initiative process is a crucial way for the public to make its voice heard, especially when gerrymandering gets in the way.

The Republican presidential debate last night was an unhinged parade of War on Terror–style militarism and paranoid saber-rattling. With or without Donald Trump, the GOP has absolutely lost it.

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