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The Other Sherman’s March

Richard R. John History News Network
How the younger brother of the famous general set out to destroy the scourge of monopoly power.

Raising Minimum Wage Does Not Hurt Fast-Food Workers

Alex Park Jacobin
Fast-food corporations opposed a California minimum wage increase under the guise of concern for workers, claiming it would result in lost jobs. The bill passed, and the numbers are in: that concern was just scaremongering.

“We the People” Includes We the Incarcerated

Kwaneta Harris Yes! Magazine
Since the end of the Civil War, the United States has found ways to disenfranchise Black voters. It started with literacy tests and poll taxes and threats of racist violence. Now, it’s through voter suppression laws and mass incarceration. 

Friday Nite Videos | October 25, 2024

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Is America Ready Ditch the Electoral College? Voters May End Gerrymandering in Ohio. The Nine Lives of Barbara Dane. The Right-Wing Plan To Recruit Poll Workers in Swing States. How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

Voters May End Gerrymandering in Ohio

Voters have recently ended highly gerrymandered election maps in Michigan and Wisconsin. An initiative on the ballot this November gives Ohio voters a chance to follow their example. 

The Nine Lives of Barbara Dane | Movie

Barbara Dane (May 12, 1927 – October 20, 2024) was a powerhouse blues/jazz/folk singer whose unbending principles earned her a 5-inch thick FBI file. A 2023 documentary directed by Maureen Gosling, featuring Bonnie Raitt, Jane Fonda, The Chambers Brothers, Louis Armstong.