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How a worker-led coalition won Philadelphia’s POWER Act (the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act), and how they’re fighting to make it real.

Reader Comments: More ICE Killings; Todd Blanche - Trump's Hired GumShoe Lawyer; USAID; Civil Rights on the 250th Anniversary of the Country; Take Action: Support Mahmoud Khalil; The Case for Tripling Union Membership; lots more and Cartoons;

Often forgotten today, the US saw a tidal wave of rank-and-file worker militancy in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Many socialists of the era took jobs on the shop floor to help foment the upsurge and build a revolutionary movement to replace capital

‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement. Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality

After over 500 days of bargaining, the UAW have reached a first contract with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee — a major breakthrough for unions in the South that lays the ground for further inroads at other employers across the regionl

Senator Warnock Responds to Trump’s Blame Deflection. The Insurrectionist Rejecting Trump’s Pardon. RFK Jr.'s Weird Confirmation Hearing. The Hidden Horrors of Whole Foods. Founding Fathers Cold Open - SNL.

Reader Comments: Stop the Deportations, Stop the Layoffs, Stop the Administrative Coup!; Here Are 10 Things You Can Do To Resist; Longtime ‘Loyal’ Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction; "Innocent Gesture"; 16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024;