Patrick J. Foote

Patrick Foote writes occasionally for People's World. At the University of Central Florida, he worked with the Student Labor Action Project organizing around the intersection of student and worker issues. He would go on to work in the labor movement in such organizations as Central Florida Jobs with Justice, AFSCME Council 79, and OUR Walmart.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Patrick J. Foote

U.S.

Jewish Americans face repeated threats of violence in Trump’s America
February 1, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote
Trump tacitly welcomed white supremacists and neo-Nazis into the electoral coalition that got him to the White House
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News

Lewis Lubka, 90: North Dakota peace activist and communist
January 31, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote
There was hardly a demonstration in Fargo, ND where you wouldn’t see Lewis Lubka. In fact, Mark Froemke of The Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union told People’s World, “If Lew wasn’t there, the...
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Environment

Trump’s EPA information crackdown sparks fear, resistance
January 25, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote
EPA employees are ordered to halt all external communications.
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Politics

Women’s March promises to shake the nation
January 18, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote
“[We] will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights."
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U.S.

Sanders-backed rallies show Dems the way ahead of Trump inauguration
January 13, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote
"Rallies will be held around the country to vigorously oppose the Republican plan to end Medicare as we know it."
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U.S.

Sessions’ hearing offers master class in political obfuscation
January 11, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote
What quickly became evident was the degree to which senators are willing to pat each other on the back for whatever reason.
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U.S.

Planning the resistance: A listing of upcoming events
January 6, 2017 By Patrick J. Foote
The newly intensified fight against right-wing reactionary forces is ramping up.
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Environment

Senate approves funds to address Flint water crisis
December 9, 2016 By Patrick J. Foote
Nearly 3 years after the mass lead poisoning in Flint, the Senate finally allocated funds to fix their water infrastructure. Now it has to pass the House.
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