Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 31, 2024
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Cold culture wars heating up
Cold culture wars heating up
Cold culture wars heating up
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The California Job-Killer That Wasn’t
The Atlantic
The state raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers—and employment kept rising. So why has the law been proclaimed a failure?
Trump Attacks Diversity, but a Fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − Worked To Represent All Americans in a Multiracial Democracy
The Conversation
Marcantonio, like other notable Harlem figures such as writers Langston Hughes and Claude McKay, practiced what I call “living in difference,” or deeply engaging with those who are unlike you for a shared project.
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U.S. Union Members Door-Knock in Swing States for Harris: ‘It’s a No-Brainer for US’
The Guardian
Workers say speaking with voters in person is important as they aim to knock on millions of doors for the Democrat.
Playing Hardball
The American Prospect
Rebalancing conflicts over state policy will require that blue states wield power differently.
Will Harris Vibes Deliver Walz Policy?
The Lever
The Democratic ticket offers vagueness, corporate ties, and now laudable prairie populism. What will the agenda actually be?
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Democrats Put a Spotlight on More Than 1 Million Pensions Saved Under a 2021 Law
Associated Press
Ultimately, the Butch Lewis Act, enacted as part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, will stop cuts to the retirement benefits of 2 million workers and retirees across the country, according to the Biden administration.
Turning the Tables in Minnesota
The American Prospect
An enduring union-community alliance in the Twin Cities may be a model for progressive victories. The Twin Cities saw a series of labor actions, premised on the belief-the more disparate groups of workers unite in common cause, the more they can win.
Tidbits – Feb.22, 2024 – Reader Comments: Democrats’ Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; More
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Reader Comments: Democrats' Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity !?!; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; Cartoons; more.....
Things That Should but Can’t Be Said – US Leaders Still Delusional Despite Israel’s Genocidal Assault on Gaza
Arab American Institute
Four months into Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, one might have thought that American policymakers and commentators would have learned some lessons.
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