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June 11, 2022

The Lie That Helped Kill the Labor Movement

Ian Ward Politico

In 1969, a rogue attorney for the National Labor Relations Board undermined a critical piece of labor law. Fifty years later, the Biden administration is trying to reverse the damage caused by that decision.

June 11, 2022

Gangsters of Capitalism

Robin Lindley History News Network

Jonathan Katz on Smedley Butler and American Empire

June 10, 2022

You Wonder if You Can Write Something

Susan Browne Rattle

Poet Susan Browne depicts the despair of our times, a sense of hopelessness, the feeling that the future will be even worse than these dismal days.

June 10, 2022

New Report Analyzes Workers’ Organizing Activity and Identifies What Workers Really Want

Worker Empowerment Research Network (WERN) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

American workers are taking collective actions to address their pent-up demand for achieving a stronger voice and representation at work. This report suggests a need to re-evaluate labor laws and employers' responses to organizations.

Insurrectionists Experience Consequences As Jan. 6th Hearings Begin

June 10, 2022

Insurrectionists find out the hard way that the police are not always their friends as the January 6th hearings begin. #DailyShow #Comedy #TrevorNoah

The Janes | Trailer

June 10, 2022

A group of unlikely outlaws defied the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it. “The Janes” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies in the pre-Roe v. Wade era.

Filmmaker Nick Quested Recalls Documenting Jan. 6 Attack

June 10, 2022

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss, questioned filmmaker Nick Quested about his experience documenting the Proud Boys during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Rep. Liz Cheney's January 6 Hearing Presentation

June 10, 2022

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) presented a roadmap for the indictment of Donald Trump, including video testimony from former Trump officials ex-Attorney General Bill Barr and ex-Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump.

Chairman Bennie Thompson's Opening Statement at Jan. 6 Hearing

June 10, 2022

Committee Chair Bennie Thompson outlines the evidence that "ultimately, Donald Trump, the president of the United States, spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the Constitution to march down to the Capitol and subvert American democracy."

June 10, 2022

Can Ms. Marvel Change the Image of Islam in America?

Juan Cole Informed Comment

In the first episode of this tv series, the 16-year-old Pakistani-American superhero despairs of being allowed to go to a comic book convention, saying, “Anyway, it is not as if the brown girls are the ones who save the world.” Obviously, the point of this series is to disprove this defeatist point of view.