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UAW called for unions to synchronize contract expirations on May 1, 2028. How can we harness this compression point to coordinate our movements?

Poet Florence Weinberger contemplates what her husband, an Auschwitz survivor, left behind.

It’s the only way to hold the Trump regime accountable. Call your senators now. Why should any member of Congress vote to give Trump and Musk a trillion dollars and then let them decide how to spend it — or not spend it?

The following is a press statement from Mahmoud Khalil’s wife. Khalil was unconstitutionally arrested by ICE agents over the weekend. "I am pleading with the world to continue to speak up against his unjust and horrific detention ....."

The White House has been abundantly clear: the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was pursued on behalf of Jews. It's part of a wider strategy to obfuscate MAGA antisemitism and an increasingly fascist regime.

Trump’s effort to end US foreign aid throws out a lot of babies with the bathwater. During the Cold War, the US waged a war of ideas with the Soviet Union to capture the hearts and minds of the world. Foreign aid also boosted US businesses.

Blue Bottle Coffee workers in Massachusetts scored a major victory when they unionized the Nestle-owned coffee chain in 2024. Now they’re fighting for their first contract, and building international solidarity with unions along the supply chain.

Reader Comments: Mahmoud Khalil Arrest Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since Red Scare; Assault on Social Security; DHS Ends TSA Officers' Contract; Teachers And Schools Struggle To Help Children; Call Script: Demand the Release of Mahmoud Khalil;

"Trump and Elon Musk have aimed their wrecking ball at public schools and the futures of the 50 million students."

In one, lawmakers are taxing the rich. In the other, they're rushing the rich a free pass at tax time.