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By 2032, America will be faced with a choice: Do we want to be a country where a man can become a trillionaire, or do we want to be a country that keeps its promise to seniors?
Vote for candidates you trust with your earned Social Security benefits!
Vote for candidates you trust with your earned Social Security benefits!
September 28, 2026 at 2:04 PM
By 2032, America will be faced with a choice: Do we want to be a country where a man can become a trillionaire, or do we want to be a country that keeps its promise to seniors?
Vote for candidates you trust with your earned Social Security benefits!
Vote for candidates you trust with your earned Social Security benefits!
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Republican politicians voted to cut more than $1 trillion from healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act in order to offset their tax cuts for the ultra-rich.
Now, the rich are getting richer and the rest of us are getting left behind.
Now, the rich are getting richer and the rest of us are getting left behind.
September 27, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Republican politicians voted to cut more than $1 trillion from healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act in order to offset their tax cuts for the ultra-rich.
Now, the rich are getting richer and the rest of us are getting left behind.
Now, the rich are getting richer and the rest of us are getting left behind.
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I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
September 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Affordability: it's the outcome of a race between income and prices.
@hshierholz.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social latest in @aft.org's American Educator covers the breadth of options to resolve the affordability crisis when we address the policy choices that got us here.
@hshierholz.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social latest in @aft.org's American Educator covers the breadth of options to resolve the affordability crisis when we address the policy choices that got us here.
Wages, Inequality, and the Roots of America’s Affordability Crisis
www.aft.org
September 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Affordability: it's the outcome of a race between income and prices.
@hshierholz.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social latest in @aft.org's American Educator covers the breadth of options to resolve the affordability crisis when we address the policy choices that got us here.
@hshierholz.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social latest in @aft.org's American Educator covers the breadth of options to resolve the affordability crisis when we address the policy choices that got us here.
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In NYC, Mayor Mamdani has launched the Office of Worker Power, designed to connect workers who want to unionize with education and resources.
Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW.
"When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.
Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW.
"When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.
Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power - The American Prospect
The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.
prospect.org
September 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
In NYC, Mayor Mamdani has launched the Office of Worker Power, designed to connect workers who want to unionize with education and resources.
Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW.
"When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.
Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW.
"When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.
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Wage growth continues to slow, down to 3.1% year-over-year, well below inflation.
September 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Wage growth continues to slow, down to 3.1% year-over-year, well below inflation.
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This reinstatement happened for one reason: a union contract. She was brought back against managements wishes because she won the highest level of the grievance procedure, arbitration. This is how you can take the power back from people like Jeff Bezos: form a union.
BREAKING:
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back.
And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.
They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This reinstatement happened for one reason: a union contract. She was brought back against managements wishes because she won the highest level of the grievance procedure, arbitration. This is how you can take the power back from people like Jeff Bezos: form a union.
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Solidarity Strikes and Taft-Hartley’s Long Shadow
Solidarity Strikes and Taft-Hartley’s Long Shadow
On the anniversary of the Taft-Hartley Act, we examine how its ban on solidarity strikes weakened US unions and still shapes labor law today.
cepr.net
June 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Solidarity Strikes and Taft-Hartley’s Long Shadow
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Apple has closed down the first of its US stores to unionize.
Over half of the 70 unionized workers at the Towson, MD store are losing their jobs.
The union says Apple is retaliating after it only offered transfers to workers at the two nonunion stores it also closed.
Over half of the 70 unionized workers at the Towson, MD store are losing their jobs.
The union says Apple is retaliating after it only offered transfers to workers at the two nonunion stores it also closed.
June 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Apple has closed down the first of its US stores to unionize.
Over half of the 70 unionized workers at the Towson, MD store are losing their jobs.
The union says Apple is retaliating after it only offered transfers to workers at the two nonunion stores it also closed.
Over half of the 70 unionized workers at the Towson, MD store are losing their jobs.
The union says Apple is retaliating after it only offered transfers to workers at the two nonunion stores it also closed.
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Immigrants are a critical part of the U.S. workforce and play a key role in strengthening Social Security’s finances.
We can afford to deliver earned Social Security benefits through the rest of the century if billionaires pay their fair share!
@pkrugman.bsky.social
We can afford to deliver earned Social Security benefits through the rest of the century if billionaires pay their fair share!
@pkrugman.bsky.social
June 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Immigrants are a critical part of the U.S. workforce and play a key role in strengthening Social Security’s finances.
We can afford to deliver earned Social Security benefits through the rest of the century if billionaires pay their fair share!
@pkrugman.bsky.social
We can afford to deliver earned Social Security benefits through the rest of the century if billionaires pay their fair share!
@pkrugman.bsky.social
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The only comfort we can draw from Trump’s assault on the National Labor Relations Board is the possibility that it’ll make working-class voters more aware that he is not their champion, and never was.
We’ll all pay a heavy price for that misapprehension. trib.al/7lfTcoa
We’ll all pay a heavy price for that misapprehension. trib.al/7lfTcoa
June 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The only comfort we can draw from Trump’s assault on the National Labor Relations Board is the possibility that it’ll make working-class voters more aware that he is not their champion, and never was.
We’ll all pay a heavy price for that misapprehension. trib.al/7lfTcoa
We’ll all pay a heavy price for that misapprehension. trib.al/7lfTcoa
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A new @epi.org report found that US companies are spending more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting consultants and lawyers. They’ll spend unlimited money crushing workers’ voices and then claim there’s no money for better conditions.
US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds
Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A new @epi.org report found that US companies are spending more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting consultants and lawyers. They’ll spend unlimited money crushing workers’ voices and then claim there’s no money for better conditions.
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Don't shop at REI during this year's annual sale and help @reiunion.bsky.social send a message to management: union busting is disgusting. Learn more about how you can support workers at ourrei.com
May 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Don't shop at REI during this year's annual sale and help @reiunion.bsky.social send a message to management: union busting is disgusting. Learn more about how you can support workers at ourrei.com
Inter-league play blows enormous chunks. The one division/year thing was bearable if still not interesting, but the play the whole other league thing is stupid. Skews standings. Impossible make-up games. Regular season baseball shouldn’t be a bunch of fucking exhibition crap.
May 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Inter-league play blows enormous chunks. The one division/year thing was bearable if still not interesting, but the play the whole other league thing is stupid. Skews standings. Impossible make-up games. Regular season baseball shouldn’t be a bunch of fucking exhibition crap.
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There is no cap on taxable income when it comes to the Medicare tax.
So why should we have one for Social Security that allows billionaires to avoid paying their fair share?
So why should we have one for Social Security that allows billionaires to avoid paying their fair share?
April 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
There is no cap on taxable income when it comes to the Medicare tax.
So why should we have one for Social Security that allows billionaires to avoid paying their fair share?
So why should we have one for Social Security that allows billionaires to avoid paying their fair share?
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A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much.
Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment.
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Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment.
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Despite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs
UC Berkeley study finds employment held steady — and only pennies were added to menu prices.
capitalandmain.com
April 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much.
Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment.
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Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment.
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My latest. "The only place I know how to begin is here: We are at war, and I want it to stop."
The Zombie Dressed Up as an Ordinary Tuesday
“The forced choreography of everyday life continues, even as the stage is dismantled beneath our feet.”
organizingmythoughts.org
March 25, 2026 at 1:26 AM
My latest. "The only place I know how to begin is here: We are at war, and I want it to stop."
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The AI bubble is a big deal, and its crash will sink the economy, and it's not complicated despite what some folks try to tell you deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-ai-bub...
The AI Bubble, Like the Housing Bubble, Is a Big Problem and It’s not Complicated
Let's not make simple things complicated
deanbaker22.substack.com
March 17, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The AI bubble is a big deal, and its crash will sink the economy, and it's not complicated despite what some folks try to tell you deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-ai-bub...
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Solidarity with the overwhelmingly immigrant workers at JBS in Greeley—around 80% are migrants, mostly from Haiti and Somalia—striking for wages that keep pace with inflation.
3,800 workers strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US
About 3,800 workers for the world’s largest meatpacking company began striking Monday. If they don’t get a new contract soon, already costly beef could become even more expensive for U.S. consumers.
apnews.com
March 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Solidarity with the overwhelmingly immigrant workers at JBS in Greeley—around 80% are migrants, mostly from Haiti and Somalia—striking for wages that keep pace with inflation.
Happy Caturday. Meet Frankie.
March 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Happy Caturday. Meet Frankie.
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This Day in Labor History: March 4, 1933. The newly inaugurated president Franklin Delano Roosevelt nominated Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. This first female cabinet member in American history was an amazing fighter for the working class and let's talk about her!!!!!
March 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
This Day in Labor History: March 4, 1933. The newly inaugurated president Franklin Delano Roosevelt nominated Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. This first female cabinet member in American history was an amazing fighter for the working class and let's talk about her!!!!!
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Whirlpool is enacting another round of layoffs at an Iowa plant, while moving work to Mexico, all while continuing to praise Trump's tariffs that cost the company $300 million last year
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Workers decry Whirlpool’s job cuts amid offshoring, praise of Trump’s tariffs
The US has lost factory jobs amid promises of a tariff-led renaissance
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Whirlpool is enacting another round of layoffs at an Iowa plant, while moving work to Mexico, all while continuing to praise Trump's tariffs that cost the company $300 million last year
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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For all the talk about protecting Social Security, the administration has offered no plan to expand benefits or lock in long-term funding. Delaying reforms today just makes cuts more likely tomorrow. #SOTU
February 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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DONALD TRUMP IS SABOTAGING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID. NOT PROTECTING THEM.
February 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM
DONALD TRUMP IS SABOTAGING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID. NOT PROTECTING THEM.