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** A National Surge of Organizing Shows the Power of Unionizing
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Across the nation, worker power is on the rise as unionized labor takes militant action against overwork and tiered wage systems.
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** Living on the Edge: A Close Look at American Poverty
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Celine-Marie Pascale’s new book explores the personal impact of poverty in low-income communities from Appalachia to Oakland, California.
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** Smart Ass Cripple: Banning School Mask Mandates Harms Disabled Youth
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Republicans claim their opposition to school mask mandates is to protect students with disabilities, but they’re really just putting children’s lives at risk to score political points.
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** Midwest Dispatch: Don’t Mistake Today’s School Board Protests for a Grassroots Campaign
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Conservatives are disrupting school board meetings by shouting, using Nazi salutes, and even physically assaulting anyone they disagree with. But these attacks are anything but spontaneous.
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** Be Wary of Religious Objections to Vaccines
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Leaders of faiths have either issued policy statements against religious exemptions, or have encouraged their followers to get the shot.
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** U.S. Policy Toward Venezuela Was Never About Promoting Democracy
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As Venezuelans head to the polls this November, it’s clear that the United States’ strategy of supporting the unpopular, far-right leader Juan Guaidó has backfired tremendously.
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