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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday praised union organizers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama "for their courage and willingness to stand up for workers' rights." (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)</p></div></div></div>

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The senator also called for changes in federal law, declaring that "workers should not be intimidated or badgered by a company" for organizing.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at the Brookings Institution on January 21, 2016. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Brookings Institution/Flickr/cc)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"We cannot afford to risk Democrats losing control of the Senate before a Biden nominee can be confirmed," asserted Demand Justice director Brian Fallon.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Amazon's conduct has been despicable. We demand a comprehensive investigation over Amazon's behavior in corrupting this election."


Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) said Friday that failing to expand the U.S. Supreme Court "would leave the future of our nation, our planet, and our fundamental civil rights at the whim of a far-right supermajority that is hostile to democracy itself." (Photo: Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"To restore our democracy, we must expand the Supreme Court," said Rep. Mondaire Jones.


Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is seen on the House steps of the Capitol during votes on Friday, December 4, 2020.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's disappointing that President Biden would propose a budget of $715 billion for the Pentagon."


Demonstrators stand outside of the Georgia Capitol building to oppose H.B. 531, a recently passed bill that seeks to add voting restrictions to the state's upcoming elections including restricting ballot drop boxes, requiring an ID requirement for absentee voting, and limiting weekend early voting days, on March 3, 2021 in Atlanta.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
In a letter to the Senate majority leader, the coalition says the rule is a "Jim Crow relic" standing in the way of progressive legislative proposals like the For the People Act.


Signs are seen during a community gathering and job fair as West Virginians demand an economic recovery and infrastructure package prioritizing climate, care, jobs, justice on April 8, 2021 in Charleston, West Virginia.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The costs of inaction outweigh the risks of borrowing to take action—by trillions of dollars."


Icebergs Weddell Sea are seen near Snow Hill Island, Antarctica. (Photo: David Tipling/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Limiting warming will not just be good for Antarctica—preserving ice shelves means less global sea level rise, and that's good for us all."


Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg protests during a "Fridays for Future" protest in front of the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm on October 9, 2020. (Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Of course I would love to attend the Glasgow #COP26," she tweeted Friday. "But not unless everyone can take part on the same terms."


Organizers circulated a promotional image for the Global Just Recovery Gathering. (Image: 350.org)

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The event is being called "an invitation for us all to build a movement that is massive and that shakes the foundations of power and money and greed that seem to hold all the cards right now."

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Participants seen holding signs and marching on a picket line during a solidarity event in Manhattan showing support for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Celine McNicholas
U.S. workers will continue to face a rigged system until lawmakers finally stand up to entrenched corporate power.


Migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador wait to board the bus after crossing the Rio Grande river from Mexico aboard to US, in La Joya, Texas, United States on April 8, 2021. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

by Phyllis Bennis
The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn't.


Police officers take position to shoot tear gas at the demonstrators in Downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2020 in protest against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. (Photo: Apu GOMES / AFP via Getty Images)

by Laura Flanders
It might not be perfect, but in contrast to the rest of our healthcare sector, instead of being fragmented, fractious, profit-driven, and poorly prepared, the VA is national, integrated, non-profit, and relatively effective.


U.S. President Donald Trump boards Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC., on Friday, July 19, 2019. (Photo: Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

by Kyle Schmidlin
Democrats often blame their election losses on gerrymandering and voter suppression, but progressive initiatives win all over the country. It is time to embrace a bold agenda and then fight like hell to to win it.


A supporter of the RWDSU unionization effort takes a photo of the RWDSU union rep standing with other supporters outside the Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama. Employees at the fulfillment center are currently voting on whether to form a union, a decision that could have national repercussions. (Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

by Bren Riley
It's time to change the power dynamics in America and give working people a real say in our future.

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