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What to make of the GOP debate, human rights for Juggalos, and more culture clash

A decision last Friday makes union organizing possible again.

When we think about our latest war — the one that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is a hidden benefit. As long as American minds are on Ukraine, we are not thinking about planetary climate disruption.

How to kick our national addiction to prisons

"This amendment is crucial as taxpayers and other citizens remain concerned—and inadequately informed—about the cost to U.S. taxpayers of the wide range of U.S. military activities abroad.

From food justice to energy to housing, the freedom of political prisoners should be a demand, and organizations should create time to take action on behalf of political prisoners.

The federal minimum hourly wage is just $7.25 and has not increased in 14 years, the longest period of congressional inaction in the history of the minimum wage. The real, cost-of-living-adjusted value of the minimum wage has fallen by 30%.

Alicia Kennedy’s debut book tackles punk restaurants, underground vegan zines, and Silicon Valley.

Deadly weather in 2005. KKK run out of town in 1923. FBI informers mess up in 1973. The telephone industry discovers women workers in 1878. TV news is ready for prime time in 1963. Frederick Douglass frees himself in 1838. Ethnic cleansing in 1838.

In this op-ed, an intern for the Pittsburgh Union Progress talks about her experience at a strike paper.