Dispatches From the Culture Wars — January 27, 2026
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Amidst the storm
Amidst the storm
Amidst the storm
Friday Nite Videos | January 23, 2026
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Trump Delivered on His Campaign Promises, But Only to Himself | The Daily Show. I Tracked Down the Companies Bribing Trump. Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale. Unions & Churches Lead MN Economic Blackout. What If You Keep Slowing Down?
Unions & Churches Lead MN Economic Blackout
Kieran Knutson, president of the Communications Workers of America Local 7250, says, "Nothing runs without the working class in this country, and today we're going to show our power."
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If Anyone Can Pull Off a General Strike, It’s Minnesotans
The New Republic
The massive outpouring of support for Friday’s day of action against ICE builds on long-term organizing that residents of the North Star State have tended to for a long time.
January 23 – National Day of Solidarity With Minnesota – ICE Out for Good
https://iceoutforgood.org/
Friday, Jan. 23 is a National Day of Solidarity and push for corporate accountability led by Minnesota organizers-a statewide day of non-violent action and reflection. No work, no school, no shopping — only community, conscience, and action.
Tidbits-Jan. 22- Reader Comments: Greenland; Minnesota; How Did MLK Jr. Become a Socialist?; Mutual Aid for Minneapolis-Where To Donate; Solidarity With Minneapolis – March on ICE Profiteers; Jewish Labor Bund, Hidden History of Jewish Anti-Zionism
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Reader Comments: Greenland; Minnesota; How Did MLK Jr. Become a Socialist?; Mutual Aid for Minneapolis - Where to Donate; Solidarity with Minneapolis - March on ICE Profiteers; Jewish Labor Bund and the Hidden History of Jewish Anti-zionism; Cartoons
Tidbits-Jan. 15- Reader Comments: Shoot First, Lie Later; U.S. Attack on Venezuela; Resources – Posters You Can Reprint; Minneapolis Mass Strike January 23; Building Towards May Day 2026 – From No Kings to Mass Action; Conference on the Jewish Left;
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Reader Comments: Shoot First, Lie Later; U.S. Attack on Venezuela; Resources - Posters You Can Reprint; Minneapolis Mass Strike January 23; Building towards May Day 2026 - From No Kings to Mass Action; Conference on the Jewish Left; Cartoons; more...
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“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Workday Magazine
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on January 23.
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Portugal’s General Strike
Jacobin
Portugal’s right-wing government is extending the anti-labor agenda it pushed during the austerity era. A 3-million-strong general strike on December 11 showed a resilient working-class response.
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Maybe a General Strike Isn’t So Impossible Now
Labor Notes
Our unions and other organized groups that are fighting for immigrant justice, tenant rights, and a fair economy, as scattered and weak as they may be—are the vehicles we have to organize a fightback against Trump's attacks on working people.
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