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Reader Comments: Pardon Leonard Peltier; Trump Does Not Have Mandate; Fighting Deportations; Members of Congress Descendants of Rich Slaveholders; Readers Debate: Liberation in Syria; Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing-- Virtual Training; more....

Why Did ABC Cave In to Trump?

Robert Reich Robert Reich Substack
It didn’t need to. It shouldn’t have. But there’s a big reason why it thought it must.

Privatizing the Post Office Would Be a Disaster

Ben Burgis Jacobin
Yesterday Donald Trump confirmed that he’s considering privatizing the US Postal Service. That would be a big step in the direction of a libertarian dystopia.

Jim Williams’s Quest for Justice

Paul Buhle CounterPunch
Activist and writer Jim Williams, in his new autobiography, covers his life from Students for a Democratic Society activist, to Communist labor editor, to social worker.

Live Performance’s New Union Wave Goes Way Beyond Broadway

Douglas Corzine Jacobin
From planetarium lecturers to performers at strip clubs and escape rooms, Actors’ Equity is organizing live entertainment workers far beyond traditional musicals. The union’s strategy could be crucial as unions brace for a potential anti-labor admin

Federal Workers Brace for Change Amid DOGE Rhetoric

Rebecca Beitsch The Hill
“Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) co-leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have floated a number of plans targeting federal workers, including plans to end telework.