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Jury decision could kill the dockworkers’ union on West coast
November 22, 2019The jury held Local 8 responsible for $42 million of the damages (45%). Local 8’s assets total $151,000. The ILWU international, with assets totaling $8 million, is responsible for the remaining $51 million.
Read moreVirginia: Progressive Legislators Move Fast on the Equal Rights Amendment
November 20, 2019The most progressive Democratic Party members of the Virginia General Assembly (state legislature) are moving quickly to take advantage of their party’s stunning victory in the state legislative elections.
Read moreWorking Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks wins Philly council seat
November 13, 2019It's combining community organizing with plenty of grass-roots door-knocking and small contributions from voters, not big money from business.
Read moreIn the RedZone: Thoughts on the 2019 World Series
November 8, 2019While not the World Series I was expecting, the Washington Nationals’ game seven win over the Houston Astros—the favored team to win—was a historic moment for D.C. ball fans.
Read moreTopic at coming West Coast gathering: Imagining a world without police
November 4, 2019Alex S. Vitale, sociology professor at Brooklyn College, will be featured here on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 5-7 p.m., in The End of Policing, an evening of conversation with local activists on abolition of policing.
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