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Conservatives Can't Stop Waging War on Schools
Fifteen years ago, Kate Sheppard reported on the propaganda within the most-used government textbook in America. Now, right-wing fearmongering has once again reared its head in Florida schools.
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Viewpoint
The Majority of Polling Places are Inaccessible. A Disabled Voter Bill of Rights Could Change That.
We are seeing a concerted effort to push disabled voters like me out of the democratic process across the South—and we have to fight back.
Dom Kelly

Labor
How the Government Can Help Build Industrial Unions
Money. For organizing. Give it to us.
Hamilton Nolan

LaborEn Español
“La lucha es global”: Trabajadores tras el mundo están en solidaridad con los trabajadores automotrices en huelga
Desde Brasil y México a Sudáfrica y Malasia, la solidaridad laboral internacional está reforzando la lucha de la UAW.
Jeff Schuhrke

Labor
It Shouldn’t Be a Big Deal That Biden Joined Striking Workers on the Picket Line—But It Is
“The most union-friendly president in U.S. history” may be a low bar, but Biden took another step toward clearing it by standing with Michigan autoworkers out on strike.
Jeff Schuhrke

Labor
“This Fight Is Global”: Workers Around the World Are Standing With Striking U.S. Autoworkers
From Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and Malaysia, international labor solidarity is aiding the UAW’s fight to reverse the global race to the bottom.
Jeff Schuhrke

LaborDispatch
Record Profits, Paltry Contracts Fire Up Chicago-Area Autoworkers to Strike
"It's not fair that [CEOs are] bringing home these millions of dollars and have so many summer homes ... and we're living paycheck to paycheck."
Maia McDonald

Labor
Wisconsin Autoworkers Are Bundling Firewood for a Winter Picket Line
Called out on strike on Friday, GM workers in Hudson, Wis., are ready for the long haul.
Isabela Escalona

Viewpoint
Autoworkers—And All of Us—Deserve a Much Shorter Workweek
A 20-hour workweek is ours for the taking.
Alex Han
