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The Case for a Shadow Cabinet

Kenny Stancil The American Prospect
High-energy progressives can provide a compelling daily account of everything going wrong and coordinate opposition to the Trump-Musk nightmare...a daily press conference, held on Capitol Hill or at televised town halls across the United States.

Elon Musk Is South African. We Shouldn’t Forget It.

William Shoki The New York Times
Discussion of Mr. Musk often misses something: He is a white South African, part of a demographic that for centuries sat atop a racial hierarchy maintained by violent colonial rule. That history matters. He is in fact a distinctly ideological figure.

Trump and Musk’s War on Workers

Joseph A. McCartin Dissent Magazine - Online Article
Organized labor and its allies can and must do much more to respond to the crisis created by DOGE and the Trump administration. As the nation’s largest employer, the federal government’s labor relations policies inevitably ripple across the economy.

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The Movement Supporting Public Employees Is Rising

Sarah Jaffe In These Times
Thousands of workers across the country hit the streets this week to declare their opposition to Trump and Musk who, under the guise of “efficiency,” are slashing and burning public services.

Tidbits – Feb.20-Reader Comments: A Coup; Trump Vowed To Champion US Workers – the Reality a Relentless Assault; Make America Corrupt Again; Vance, Racism, German Fascism; for Israelis, ‘From the River to the Sea’ a Reality. For Palestinians, a Crime

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Reader Comments: It Is a Coup; Trump Vowed To Champion US Workers – the Reality a Relentless Assault; Make America Corrupt Again; Vance, Racism, German Fascism; For Israelis, ‘From the River to the Sea’ Is a Reality. For Palestinians, It’s a Crime...

King Musk’s Government Purge Hits a Snag

Ryan Cooper The American Prospect
Before Elon Musk and Donald Trump can exercise authoritarian power, he must purge the federal bureaucracy. But federal workers aren’t playing ball. Federal workers see they are the targets of an authoritarian attempt to abolish democracy.

Probationary Federal Employees Targeted for Mass Purge

David Dayen The American Prospect
As many as 200,000 federal employees with weaker civil service protections could be let go. But they are supposed to only be fired for poor performance. FAA director Mike Whitaker resigned, effective January 20.
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