Department of Wackadoodle
Slate
The DOJ’s new anti-gay legal posture just got shut down in federal court.
The Plan to Erode the Rights of Workers to Act Collectively
In These Times
What has remained is the National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) position that Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects workers’ substantive rights to join together in class actions.
Surprise! Non-Partisan Analysis Finds Trump Tax Plan Primarily Rewards Top 1%
Common Dreams
The plan would also raise taxes for many middle class families, a fact Americans for Tax Fairness denounced as "absolutely outrageous"
Differences
Cultural Weekly
Rosie Flores, a young Latina poet from Los Angeles, speaks to the cultural differences that surround daily life. “Roses are red and we are brown,” she writes, “…we didn’t cross the border the border crossed us.”
From Alabama to Gush Etzion, Trump and Netanyahu Are Married to the Mob
Haaretz
The difference between truth and falsehood, Arendt wrote, may become a mere matter of power and cleverness, of pressure and infinite repetition
What the Blacklist Cost Hollywood
Hollywood Progressive
Film actor Jeff Corey’s memoir, completed, edited and prepared for publication by his daughter, Emily Corey, is a tribute to what a left generation accomplished, and not only in front of the camera.
Jeremy Corbyn: Neoliberalism Is Broken and We Are Now the Middle Ground
The Guardian
‘No social cleansing, no jacking up rents’: Labor leader invokes memory of Grenfell Tower in speech to party conference
Puerto Ricans Could Be Newest U.S. Climate Refugees
Climate Wire
Hurricane Maria will trigger profound demographic changes for Puerto Rico
Talking About Justice Wherever We Can
Activist DeRay Mckesson explains to Jordan Klepper the reason behind Colin Kaepernick's initial on-field protest
It's Time to Pay Back Puerto Rico
As the federal government struggles to provide relief aid for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, Trevor reminds viewers everything the island has done for the rest of the U.S.
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