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The NC Legislature's Curious Anti-Union Project

Rob Christensen Raleigh News & Observer
The advantages for Republicans to weaken labor are obvious. Not only are they disarming a political adversary, but they are helping their business donor base in a state that already has some of the stingiest unemployment benefits for laid-off workers, one of the lowest minimum wages, and so forth.

Why does the Russian revolution matter?

China Mieville The Guardian
One hundred years ago, Lenin's Bolshevik uprising overturned centuries of feudalism in Russia. But what does it mean for the world today?

Borderland

Amy Meier portside.org
Worried about the Great Wall separating Mexico from the USA? California poet Amy Meier offers a mild antidote to your fears.

13 Men Tackle Trumpcare in Senate

Deirdre Fulton, Andrea Germanos Common Dreams
"When women aren't at the table, they're on the menu," says Planned Parenthood president

Ryan's Rush to Strip Health Care

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at the House Republicans' rush to strip health insurance from millions of Americans, without knowing what's in it.