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A world-changing week

“We need to have a grown-up conversation about what kind of system do we need, that will stop this ridiculous, outrageous harming that we're doing to ourselves and the planet.” - Gail Bradbrook

Changing the world — because it needs it

Historic auto workers contract. 1st Amendment protects mail. U.S. army crosses ocean for the first time. Ford Company thugs assault union organizers. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan released. Major union victory in Rochester. Court throws out FBI frame-up

Thunder on the labor front

Reports and analyses from the world left's hot spots

If you live in a country where democracy is still intact: Don’t wait.

Socialist politics, a displaced feature of the international scene

Rightist media set the stage for fascist violence