Politics
Republican-instigated recall vote of Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom: D-Day is Sept. 14
September 8, 2021The struggle to promote the issues people need passed, such as labor rights, voting rights, climate justice, single-payer health care, immigration rights, and reproductive rights—all this is on the ballot.
Read moreBattle rages to pass $3.5 trillion progressive agenda
September 7, 2021Carrying water for the corporate class by standing in the way of passage are so-called "centrist" Democrats, Manchin and Sinema.
Read moreCorporate class colludes to try to keep Trump-GOP tax cut
September 7, 2021Their aim is to keep the $1.7 trillion-plus personal and corporate tax cut handed to them by Trump.
Read moreAFL-CIO lawyer warns of incoming fire from High Court majority
September 1, 2021Top federation counsel tells Biden administration probers that it is all but certain that anti-labor justices will continue to go after worker rights with a vengeance.
Read moreHealing old wounds on the left: My brief interaction with Ed Asner
September 1, 2021Ed Asner represented the perfect fusion of art, responsible social activism on a global stage, and intensely devoted Jewish pride—perhaps the single largest source of his consciousness.
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