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Manchin kills Biden’s clean energy plan, leaving states and cities to lead
October 28, 2021Collaborating with the GOP and big coal, Manchin gutted clean electricity measures from Build Back Better. States, municipalities, and tribes have to pick up the slack ahead of COP26.
Read moreHistorian Enrique Rivera says the history of capitalism needs a fresh narrative
October 25, 2021International Publishers in New York has recently issued The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti-Slavery Revolution by the young scholar Enrique S. Rivera. As a fellow student of Latin American history (a long time ago!) I read his book with awe at his scholarship and at the daring conclusions he draws. I had the opportunity to sit down with the author, Enrique S. Rivera, Ph.D., for a...
Read moreSteven Estrada, veterano del ejército y comunista, candidato al Concejo Municipal de Long Beach
October 12, 2021Steven Estrada habla en nombre de los residentes y trabajadores afectados por el cierre de las tiendas de comestibles de Kroger en Long Beach. Cerraron para que no tuvieran que pagar un aumento salarial temporal por riesgo.
Read moreThe state of working America, Labor Day 2021: Unsettled
September 03, 2021Coronavirus continues as a major factor workers are dealing with.
Read moreKeeping storms at bay
August 16, 2021Tom Conway is president of the United Steelworkers. This article has appeared on the USW Website.
Read moreIn final speech, Trumka said labor's fighting for democracy under siege
August 11, 2021WATCH video of union chief's address to Labor’s Council for Latin American Advancement the night before his death.
Read moreUAW to Detroit Three members: Mask up again
August 04, 2021Union tells workers that due to the Delta variant workers must mask up again as of August 4.
Read moreSelective Service Repeal Act introduced in Congress
April 21, 2021If passed, the bill would abolish the military draft completely.
Read moreRaúl Castro passes baton to next generation at Cuban Communist Party congress
April 19, 2021Castro insisted party members “have to erase the dangerous notion, reflecting paternalism and egalitarianism, that Cuba is the only country where can live without working.”
Read moreCivil rights tsunami in D.C. over statehood, reparations and Justice Dept.
April 15, 2021Civil rights issues hit Capitol Hill in a big way April 14 with the GOP on the wrong side of all of them.
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