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Operation Dixie Failed but Pushed Racial Equality Forward

William P. Jones, Benjamin Y. Fong Jacobin
The famous Operation Dixie campaign to unionize the South in the 1940s was mostly unsuccessful. Still, it left a positive mark on American society. It’s even possible that the civil rights movement wouldn't have staged the March on Washington without

Should You Lose Your Right To Vote if You Have a Criminal Record?

María Constanza Costa Nonprofit Quarterly
The right to participate in the conduct of public affairs, which includes the right to vote and to be elected, is at the very heart of democratic governments based on the will of the people, according to the United Nations.

CEO Pay Declined in 2023

Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, and Jori Kandra Economic Policy Institute
But it has soared 1,085% since 1978 compared with a 24% rise in typical workers’ pay

One of the Biggest Losers of Manufacturing

Jake Johnson Common Dreams
"As president, he cut taxes for corporations, encouraged outsourcing, and lost nearly 200,000 manufacturing jobs, including auto jobs," said Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

AFL-CIO Warns House GOP

Olivia Rosane Common Dreams
Do Not to Interfere With Longshoremen's Labor Battle

Who’s in Charge Here?

W. D. Ehrhart
This poet has a skeptical say about the Higher Powers who control twelve-step programs.