by Julia Conley "We're not willing to sell our souls for our future employees that are going to work side by side with us but not get the same pay or benefits."
by Julia Conley The senator spoke with employees about their demands for a fair pay structure and the union-busting efforts they've witnessed from the international coffee chain.
by Andrea Germanos "With this ruling, the bees in California are getting much-needed relief just as we're seeing some of the worst signs of colony collapse."
by Jake Johnson A new report finds that global inequities in wealth and income are "about as great today as they were at the peak of Western imperialism in the early 20th century."
by Brett Wilkins "Once again, the wealthy and special interests are making a power grab for Kshama Sawant's seat because she has the guts to stand up for working people," Sen. Bernie Sanders recently said in support of the socialist council member.
by Jake Johnson "We're immensely pleased that the agency is being led by such a great champion of an open internet and of bringing affordable broadband to everyone in the United States."
by Kenny Stancil "Older Americans will not win these fights alone; we want to back up younger leaders," said Bill McKibben, founder of a new group for organizers over 60. "But these fights won't be won without us either."
by Frances Moore Lappé, Anna Lappé Globally, in this now-or-never moment, we can remake governance to answer to all of us, to finally make policy with the understanding that hunger will only be uprooted if we tackle the anti-democracy forces at its roots.
by Sarah Lahm From racist and xenophobic attacks against Muslim women, to the likelihood of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, it’s clear that women’s lives carry little value.
by Kate Kizer As the Biden administration appears to be ramping up airstrikes in Syria, Congress needs to do a full review of the American role in the country's decade-long civil war.
by Thom Hartmann If you want to know who Republicans in Congress value, look at who they protect and who they let die. By any reasonable standard, America has taken a very wrong and and very tragic path.
by Robert Lipsyte Fandom has traditionally been mostly regional. In recent years, however, it has begun to take on the worst of the corrupted tribalism that has dominated so much of life outside the arena, the ballpark, and the stadium ever since Donald Trump became America's coach.
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