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The harsh reality is that the only way to get past this crisis for our democracy is to go through it. Our institutions were built to survive this, but only if we use them. Abdication, capitulation, surrender? That’s how we guarantee democracy loses.

Human resources associations & union busting law firms keep close track of changes to labor & employment law. While mostly anti-union, these organizations are good sources of information like this list of laws going into effect in 2024.

Deadly Fire's Legacy (in 1904), Forgotten Respect for Radicals (1939), Big Money in Lies (1954), So Long, Subway Tokens (1994), Racism wins, then loses (1959), Innocent man freed after 22 years (1939), FBI Finds "Right Kind" of Black Leader (1964)

"The global energy crisis has been a giant cash grab for fossil fuel firms," said one campaigner. "And instead of investing their record profits in clean energy, these companies are doubling down on oil, gas, and shareholder payouts."

Last week, hundreds of health workers shut down the London HQ of Palantir to protest a tech company profiting off of Israel’s bloody war on Gaza.

This approach to period pieces does not only erase historical racism and homophobia. It also erases our joy. Accurate historical representation and less trauma in stories about marginalized people are not opposing goals.

The theft of natural resources all rests on the larger backdrop of the Zionist settler-colonial project and its function as an imperialist proxy.

The law brings second chances and public safety.

Agreements have been struck with African states home to crucial biodiversity hotspots, for land representing billions of dollars in potential carbon offsetting revenue.

In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases.