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Activists to converge on Twin Cities to plan further democracy defense
WASHINGTON—With the 2026 mid-term elections fast approaching, activists are hitting the streets to fight the Trump administration and his Republican cohorts. But they’re also converging on the Twin Cities to plan future democracy defense, too. The National Convergence For Democracy, from August 21-23 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, will bring together labor, civic, civil rights, […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- August 18, 2026
What Nazi Germany can teach Americans about ‘future regret’
Our friend Robert P. Jones has been thinking about “future regret” as a moral sentiment worth paying attention to in the midst of our present authoritarian crisis. This notion is at the heart of his new book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy, due out just after Labor Day. (You can […]
- By : Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II And Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
- August 18, 2026
Inside Trump’s failed hunt for noncitizen voters
It was late March when Joe Teirab, the second-in-command at Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office, received an urgent email from Washington. The federal government was scrambling to find criminal cases to back up President Donald Trump’s claims that illegal voting by noncitizens was tipping the scales in American elections. Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, a massive […]
- By : Doug Bock Clark, Jen Fifield, Peter Elkind, Andy Mannix And Ken B. Morales
- August 17, 2026
As primaries wind down, attempts to divide forces of progress continue
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—As the political primary season winds down, the battles between some in the so-called Democratic Party establishment who see the left as a threat to their control and progressives who want a strong and hard line pushed against the Trump agenda are very much the focus of coverage by the corporate media. The reality, […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
- August 17, 2026
RAPID RESPONSE: Stop persecuting dissent – Fund human needs!
Call, write, or visit your U.S. Senators and Representative to demand they speak out against the McCarthyite attempt to persecute dissent underway in Minnesota. Congress must hold hearings on the federal government infiltration and surveillance of unions and community organizations who stood in solidarity with their immigrant neighbors during the siege by ICE! Refuse the […]
- By : People’s World
- August 17, 2026
WFTU calls for day of action against imperialist war and militarism
The World Federation of Trade Unions, representing more than 105 million workers across hundreds of affiliated unions worldwide, called for an annual International Action Day of Trade Unions for Peace on Sept. 1, coinciding with the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and the outbreak of World War II. “We firmly reiterate the demand […]
- By : Cameron Harrison
- August 17, 2026
A tough economy will bring challenges for next generation of farmers
For further reading: In rural communities, fears amplified by ‘AI slop’ and social media hamper solar boom Diesel prices hurting farmers U.S. farm bankruptcies increased 46% in 2025 Farm Aid at 40: Worker-farmer unity
- By : Greg Kearney
- August 17, 2026
Israel demolishes Palestinian homes while cracking down on peace protests
TEL AVIV—Israeli authorities have torn down or forced the demolition of dozens of Palestinian-owned buildings across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in recent weeks, part of a year that has already brought a record 870 demolitions since January, according to a new report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]
- By : Zo HaDerekh
- August 17, 2026
Connecticut Primaries reflect unity needed to defeat MAGA in November
NEW HAVEN—Connecticut labor and people’s organizations are gearing up for the November 3 general election following an intensive Democratic primary on August 11 that included races for the governorship, the general assembly and the first Congressional district. Outstanding was the fact that candidates in all races pledged to stand up to Trump and protect people’s […]
- By : Joelle Fishman
- August 17, 2026
Azerbaijan jails four for promoting communism and carrying Soviet flags
A court in Baku sentenced four Azerbaijani citizens to prison terms of 18 months to two years on July 29 for promoting communist ideology and attempting to organize a march carrying Soviet flags. Theirs is the latest case in an escalating campaign against the political left in Azerbaijan. Ibrahim Asadli and Abdulla Ibrahimli were each […]
- By : R. L. Richards
- August 14, 2026