Friday, April 19, 2024

Loving America and resisting Trump

The new patriotism.

Leaked video reveals Starbucks CEO urged managers to ramp up union-busting efforts

"Starbucks is getting desperate as it loses this war in battle after battle," said the baristas' union, "because we—the Starbucks partners—continue to organize and fight for a real voice within the company."

Responding to Striketober, John Oliver produced the best report on union busting we’ve ever...

John Oliver understands that spreading information is easier when you bake a little humor in.

A Message Of Hope For The New Year

The good news is we are growing, winning progress and getting stronger. If we continue our progress, 2016 will begin the era where the mass social movement cannot be ignored.

Senators urge Army leadership to testify before Congress about Fort Hood firings

The U.S. Army failed Sergeant Elder Fernandes, Specialist Vanessa Guillen, and their families and they, like the families of all of the soldiers who have suffered at Fort Hood, deserve justice.”

Is historical oil drilling responsible for L.A.’s reputation as earthquake prone?

It cannot be ruled out that the Long Beach earthquake, which killed 115 people, was induced by oil drilling activities.

Yes, protest can influence the Supreme Court

Time and again, history has shown that the Supreme Court does, in fact, respond to the court of public opinion.
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chair: Obama’s Legacy Rests on Whether He Stops Dakota Access...

A decision on whether the pipeline can proceed under the river rests with the Army Corps of Engineers.

Fighting water privatization with ‘blue communities’

It was 1985 and privatization, deregulation and free trade were in the air. Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Ronald Reagan...

Mass shootings still happen all the time, so why does the press look away?

One way to address the madness is for the press to see the country’s gun violence for what it is – a uniquely American epidemic.