Tag: Social Benefits
How unions safeguard workers’ sweat equity
When companies do threaten to close worksites, unions step up to preserve jobs and protect communities.
Behold, the new GOP culture wars
The Republican Party’s latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.
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.
Our health care system is broken—fixing it is not hard
If only the health care system received the same treatment that military spending gets from politicians and the public.
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.
Successful tool lending libraries force us to rethink what the public...
Spawned in the wake of World War II, tool libraries lend implements and devices and provide practical guidance to community members who can’t afford to own or store their own tools.
How the National Infrastructure Program boosts workers across the economy
The life-changing impact of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure program.
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American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating
We do know that protests against ICE raids have been intensifying around the country for months, alongside protests opposing perceived power-grabs by the Trump administration.
Trump signs Congressional Review Act, reverses three California clean vehicle programs
California plans to challenge the resolutions through legal action.
Senator tackled and cuffed at DHS press event in LA as Trump-era immigration crackdown...
Sen. Alex Padilla was violently removed and handcuffed while attempting to question DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, drawing widespread condemnation and fueling fears of growing authoritarianism.
“No Kings Day” was historic. Now we need a powerful – and independent –...
People can unite to lead so that leaders will follow, and justice can prevail.
Factory farms and the next pandemic: How industrial animal agriculture fuels global health threats
Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.