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Big-city mayors back workers’ right to organize

September 8, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler praises the Conference of Mayors for its strong stand in favor of the PRO Act.

Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis: A life of music and resistance

September 7, 2021 By Muhammed Shabeer

Theodorakis’s works were censored for his political views and activities. He was jailed, tortured, and forced into exile. He was associated with the Greek left for most of his life and was elected to the Greek...

¿Por qué votar NO a la destitución del gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom?

August 5, 2021 By Juan Lopez And Marilyn Bechtel

Vinculados a las actividades de la campaña de recuerdo están los miembros de agrupaciones paramilitares neofascistas como Proud Boys y Three Percenters, los mismos grupos que se apoderaron violentamente de la capital de la nación con...

Poor People’s Campaign ramps up pressure for political reform

August 3, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Busloads of marchers return to the Capitol demanding Congress act on voting rights, immigration reform, ending the filibuster, and raising the minimum wage.

Why vote NO on the recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom

July 30, 2021 By Juan Lopez And Marilyn Bechtel

Thanks to an effort launched early last year by anti-tax, anti-immigrant Republicans eager to rebuild their failing party in the country’s most populous state, California voters are facing a stark choice on September 14: whether to...