Gene Lantz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Gene Lantz
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Politics
The People’s Party: Remembering some of the best of Texas history
March 20, 2026In 1892, the People’s Party had 2,000 chapters in Texas and nearly a dozen newspapers—and it was one of the few political groups of the time to fight for Black equality.
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Opinion
‘If you cut an aerospace worker…’
March 16, 2026Our anti-war slogans and literature should include providing good jobs in converted industries.
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Labor
Reform Caucus boosts Letter Carriers’ contract fight
March 10, 2026Leadership gears up for May Day events and nationwide pickets if no acceptable contract settlement is reached.
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U.S.
North Texas activist tells story divergent from ICE version
February 24, 2026From the very beginning of a trial the judge showed his true MAGA colors
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Labor
Texas tremors shake national politics
February 3, 2026National pundits are analyzing Taylor Rehmet’s state senate upset win, but they’re getting it all wrong.
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Labor
Dallas labor remembers MLK
January 21, 2026Chants filled the streets on Monday: “No ICE, No K-K-K, No Fascist U.S.A.!”
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Labor
Starbucks strikers find their voice on Dallas radio
December 22, 2025Almost everything you watch, hear, or read comes from the bosses. The Dallas radio show Workers Beat is an exception. Recent guests were Starbucks strikers Jeanelle and Nyena.
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Politics
Texas progressives find ways to subvert Republican gerrymandering
November 7, 2025All eyes were on places like New York, New Jersey, and Virginia Tuesday night, but there were also important lessons to be learned in Republican-dominated Texas.
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