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Elon Musk: Get Unionized or Get Out!

Julia Conley Common Dreams
"The mistake Tesla made was challenging the collective agreements that set sector-specific minimum wages in Sweden, a country where 70% of the population is unionized," said one political scientist.

Race Inequality, Class Inequality

Arthur MacEwan Dollars & Sense
There is a widely held belief, especially among white people, that social welfare programs primarily benefit African Americans. Yet, in virtually all U.S. social support programs, whites are the largest demographic group of recipients.

Climate 2023: Silencing the Messengers

Owen Jones The Guardian
2023 was the year governments looked at the climate crisis – and decided to persecute the activists. But around the world, the people fighting for the survival of our planet.

It’s Going To Be a Long Winter for Immigrants in Tents

Luis Feliz Leon Curbed
Recent immigrants are housed in tents at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. “The tents are not safe for children in any weather, and families should never have been placed at this site,” said a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society.

Fascism 101: Why We Need To Spell It Out

Walden Bello Foreign Policy in Focus
There is no guarantee that fascism will not triumph, but it will certainly win unless we put ourselves, body and soul, fully and smartly, on the line to stop it