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Neutering the NLRB and targeting janitors, even as his billionaire backers stomp on workers’ rights

The forces of Trumpian repression and neofascism would like nothing better than for us to give up. Then they’d win it all. But we cannot allow them to. Protect the vulnerable, organize boycotts and keep fighting.

In a time of crisis, the Academy is offering a bulwark of humane consensus, though its blind spots remain.

Will limitless power meet unlimited resistance?

Osborn’s campaign clearly hit a chord among working people. On election day, Osborn’s 47 percent showing against Fischer—in a state Kamala Harris lost by 59 to 39 percent—confirmed the crossover appeal of Osborn’s blue-collar agenda among voters.

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

Teachers, firefighters and other public sector workers rallied against a proposed bill in Utah that will ban public sector unions from collective bargaining. Lawmakers ignored workers and moved forward with their bill.

‘False Witness’ (1955), East St. Louis Desegregates (1950), A New Deal Triumph (1940), Greensboro Students Lead the Way (1960), Sled Dogs and Mushers to the Rescue (1925), Apartheid’s Swan Song (1990)

Once upon a time, Americans riding the rails could choose menus of charbroiled steak, golden French toast, and prunes.

In New York City, a disgraced mayor and a discredited Democratic Party are creating potential openings for socialists. NYC history suggests that the Left might profitably revive proportional representation as a tool to build its electoral strength.