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September 7, 2019

The Star of the Annual Muslim Convention was a Jewish Man from Brooklyn

Dean Obeidallah CNN

Bernie Sanders has made a concerted effort to meet with and listen to members of the Muslim community, and he has been at the forefront of advocating for our rights. Other 2020 candidates could benefit from taking a cue from him.

September 7, 2019

Robert Mugabe Killed the Freedoms He Had Worked So Hard For

Fadzayi Mahere The Guardian

The former Zimbabwean president will always be an African liberation icon, but his brutality will not be forgotten.

September 7, 2019

Hurricane Dorian Makes Bahamians the Latest Climate-Crisis Victims

By Erica Moiah James The New York Times

The country has a tiny carbon footprint but carries the burden of being ground zero for global warming.

September 7, 2019

Economic Sanctions: War by Another Name

H. Patricia Hynes Common Dreams

The sadistic logic of the sanctions against Venezuela is clear: Put pressure on the target government by ripping apart the social and economic fabric of the country.

September 7, 2019

Corruption Cases in the Auto Workers Complicate Bargaining

Jane Slaughter Labor Notes

As is UAW practice, union leaders including Jones have been silent about bargaining goals, with no information trickled down to members.

September 6, 2019

He Was a Worker

Alex Gallo-Brown Poetry Northwest

For Labor Day week, Seattle poet Alex Gallo-Brown reminds us that unpleasant bosses often receive their just rewards without knowing why.

September 6, 2019

Americans Are Starting to Love Unions Again

Meagan Day Jacobin

Labor union approval is now higher than at nearly any point in the last 50 years. The reasons: shit pay, teacher strikes, and Bernie Sanders.

Trump Is Obsessed With Proving Hurricane Dorian's Threat to Alabama

September 6, 2019

As Hurricane Dorian was flooding the streets of Charleston, SC, the President remained obsessed with proving his claim that the storm originally threatened Alabama.

Untouchable | A Hulu Original Documentary

September 6, 2019

The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquires and protects his power even as scandal threatens to engulf him. Former colleagues and accusers detail the method and consequences of his alleged abuse, hoping for justice and to inspire change.

The Laundromat | Netflix

September 6, 2019

A widow (Meryl Streep) investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners (Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas) exploiting the world’s financial system. Steven Soderbergh directs.