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Autoworkers Have Made Both Candidates Pay Attention

Alex N. Press Jacobin
Anyone wanting substantive discussion of jobs in last night’s debate was disappointed. But because of the UAW’s organizing and strikes over the past year, both Trump and Harris felt compelled to insist they were the best candidate for autoworkers.

Monopoly League Baseball

Amos Barshad The Lever
Why is a private equity firm reaping the benefits of hundreds of millions in taxpayer subsidies while taking over Minor League Baseball?

Boar’s Head Plant Shuts Down

Edward Carver Common Dreams
A union statement said the closure was "especially unfortunate" because workers shouldn't be punished for the deadly outbreak, but a deal protecting employees' livelihoods was reached.

Pasquale Tridico on Social Justice and Political Change

Stefano Galieni Transform!Europe
We need to realise a project that puts peace and freedom at the heart of EU policy. We must act to ensure prosperity for all, to protect welfare, and to defend labour, which ever since Maastricht has never been sufficiently represented.

The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans

Algernon Austin and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad Other Words
This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations, but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own.

Friday Nite Videos | September 13, 2024

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School Lunch | John Oliver. Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy. How to Debate | Sarah Cooper. Cherokee Author Rebecca Nagle on the Ongoing Fight for Tribal Sovereignty. The GOP’s Three-Part Plan to Subvert Elections.

School Lunch | John Oliver

John Oliver discusses school lunch programs in the US and why giving kids free lunch is in all of our best interest