Larry Rubin

Larry Rubin has been a union organizer, a speechwriter and an editor of union publications. He was a civil rights organizer in the Deep South and is often invited to speak on applying Movement lessons to today's challenges. He has produced several folk music shows.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Larry Rubin

News

Rich get richer, poor get sicker under GOP plan
March 7, 2017 By Larry Rubin
GOP replacement for Obamacare ‘”redistributes resources from the poor to the rich.”
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Politics

Media normalizes Trump, sends mixed messages
March 2, 2017 By Larry Rubin
The media praised Trump’s paint job and ignored the rotten wood underneath.
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Mundo Popular

Rechazo a Trump, demócratas introducen ley de ausencia familiar y médica
March 1, 2017 By Larry Rubin
Translated from “Bucking Trump, Democrats introduce family and medical leave bill”
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U.S.

Trump’s speech: More of the same scapegoating, racism and xenophobia
March 1, 2017 By Larry Rubin
Trump says he "plays to people’s fantasies."
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Politics

Sanders lauds Tom Perez, newly-elected DNC Chair
February 27, 2017 By Larry Rubin
“We’ve got to walk out of here hand in hand because Trump is right outside the door. Not just Trump, but Trumpism."
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Politics

Nationwide uprisings weigh on Democrats as they select their new chair
February 24, 2017 By Larry Rubin
The way to rebuild the Democratic Party is to work closely with today’s broad movements that are united in their resistance to Trump.
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U.S.

Under Trump’s rules, immigrants can be detained without trial
February 23, 2017 By Larry Rubin
Trump is ‘targeting people because of their race, language, or color.’
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Labor

Truckers on L.A.’s docks fight for union rights
February 22, 2017 By Larry Rubin And Mark Gruenberg
Trucking companies try to skirt labor law by misclassifying workers as ‘independent contractors.’
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