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April 14, 2023

LBJ vs. MLK

Jonathan Eig and Jeanne Theoharis The New York Times

New documents reveal that Johnson was more of an antagonist to King and a conspirator with Hoover than he has been portrayed. He knew exactly what J. Edgar Hoover was doing.

April 14, 2023

After His Abortion Pill Ruling, What Will Judge Kacsmaryk Do Next?

Grace Benninghoff Texas Monthly

Coming up on the docket of Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Amarillo judge: cases involving socially conscious investing, press freedoms, and workplace harassment.

How Solar Energy Got So Cheap

April 14, 2023

It’s no accident. It’s the result of policy interventions from the US to Germany to China.

What Is Working-Class Environmentalism?

April 14, 2023

Do the alleged conflicts between jobs and ecology, blue-collar workers vs. middle-class hippies really make any sense?

Tennessee Republicans Met With Devastating Response

April 14, 2023

Republicans didn't like who the voters elected to represent them, so they took representation away. For about a week.

Teach Your Children | Playing For Change

April 14, 2023

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on what generations learn from each other.

Clarence Thomas' Secret Life of Luxury

April 14, 2023

ProPublica reporter Joshua Kaplan and Editor-in-Chief Steve Engelberg discuss how the bombshell report came together and what it means for our justice system.

April 14, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | April 14, 2023

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Clarence Thomas' Secret Life of Luxury. Teach Your Children | Playing For Change. Tennessee Republicans Met With Devastating Response. What Is Working-Class Environmentalism? How Solar Energy Got So Cheap.

April 14, 2023

“We’re Calling Bullshit”: Why Museum Workers Keep Unionizing

Mindy Isser In These Times

White-collar cultural workers have been organizing in droves over the last few years, mirroring the country’s growing support of unions, which currently sits at 68% — its highest point since 1965.

April 13, 2023

Can Labor Seize Its ‘Movement Moment’?

Rand Wilson and Peter Olney The Stansbury Forum

If we agree that a revived labor movement—and more worker organizing—is essential to combat the far right or tackle economic inequality, then we can’t wait for union treasuries to open. It’s imperative to unite as much of the labor movement as possible with a broader Left to defend our entire democracy.