Henry Millstein
LATEST ARTICLES BY Henry Millstein
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Labor
Safeway workers in San Jose, Calif., rally for fair contract
March 6, 2020These grocery store workers have been working without a new contract for 16 months.
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Opinion
Trump blows off Jesus’ teaching at prayer breakfast
February 12, 2020Opposition to Trump’s behavior shows fissures are developing even among evangelicals, who have so far been his strongest base of support.
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Culture
Hanukkah: A holiday rooted in struggle against imperialism
December 23, 2019In a world where the far right is resurgent, the message of Hanukkah—that an oppressed people must and can unite and win victory over their oppressors—is more relevant than ever.
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Labor
Santa Clara county public workers strike for community welfare
October 7, 2019“It really takes moral courage to give up pay and be out here on the picket line, not just in support of yourselves and your families, but in support of the whole community.”
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U.S.
San Jose churches and synagogues get set to fight racist mass incarceration
September 23, 2019The workshop was led by Sophia Jackson, a candidate for ordination as a minister who knows the criminal "justice" system inside out—literally. She was incarcerated for eight years.
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U.S.
Climate strike action rocks San Jose
September 23, 2019The crowd joined in an environmentalist take off on the traditional union song "Which side are you on?" recognizing that there's no place for neutrality in this struggle to save the planet.
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CP100
Saga of 1930s Alabama Communists has lessons for today
August 26, 2019Activists today need to understand that they are building on a long and powerful heritage of working-class and anti-racist organization and struggle in this country.
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Opinion
Catholic Bishop in Kentucky: Trump agenda is anti-life and immoral
January 31, 2019One video seemed to show a young man wearing a MAGA hat—the signature symbol of support for Trump—confronting and intimidating the drummer.
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