Saturday, September 30, 2023

Tag: Opinion

Google’s stock climbed after it fired 12,000 employees—but what did they...

The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else.

Public libraries continue to thrive despite defunding and privatization attacks

Efforts by governments and cities across the nation to defund the public library indicate a misunderstanding of the essential role that libraries play.

Iran punished for treatment of women

The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission.

The federal program that can protect workers when foreign trade kills...

The importance of the program only continues to grow because of the war in Ukraine, foreign competitors’ efforts to subvert fair trade laws and other factors outside workers’ control.

How a federal agency’s funding crisis imperils workers’ rights

Workers need a robustly funded and staffed NLRB now more than ever as employers invent new ways to subvert union drives and deny workers a voice on the job.

We just can’t wait for world leaders to fix our broken...

When global leaders won’t save our food system, cities take the lead.

Why Raphael Warnock’s reelection could tip the balance for America’s economic...

“He’s there to work. He’s not there to make the backdoor deals. I wish we could have more senators like that.”

How union solidarity improves everyone’s health care

"People want to see us being treated well so they’re treated well. We were fighting for everyone.”

Democrats didn’t win—they simply held the line 

Yes, it was a relief that increasingly fascist Republicans didn’t sweep the midterms. But our democratic standards cannot fall so low as to accept a split Congress.

How workers and pro-union politicians team up for fair trade

"You’ve got to be really vigilant about it. You’ve got to pay attention all the time."

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The perilous path from western domination to de-dollarization

De-dollarization is a road fraught with many challenges.

Trump World 2025

The most terrifying war that Trump is planning is his attack on America.

Senate Dems want to cancel all student lunch debt—a ‘term so absurd that it...

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said the aim of the bill is to "stop humiliating kids and penalizing hunger."

Climate campaigners decry ‘absolutely horrendous’ brutality against protesters at fed summit

"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.

Switzerland loses 10% of glacier volume in just two years

“Glaciers are the ambassadors of climate change. They make it very clear what is happening out there because they respond in a very sensitive way to warming temperatures.”