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Steward’s Corner: How AA Flight Attendants Scored a Huge Strike Vote

Jenny Brown Labor Notes
Union flight attendants at American Airlines recently delivered a strike authorization vote of 99%, with 93% turnout. The staggering total was the result of not only a membership itching to walk out but a campaign that engaged rank-and-file members.

The Nazis’ First Try

Mark Jones Project Syndicate
A century after Adolf Hitler's first attempt to seize power in Germany by force, it is worth remembering the economic and political conditions that gave the Nazis momentum in the first place.

Forest Management: Let’s Reclaim Our Intentions

Sarah Hyden CounterPunch
With the warming and drying climate, and with a multitude of other stresses on forest ecosystems, the best course is less is more — much less. We cannot actually fix ecosystems, we can only support their natural healing process.