New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente...
www.epi.org
September 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
August 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
August 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-voting-usps-officials-concerns-disenfranchisement
https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-voting-usps-officials-concerns-disenfranchisement
September 3, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Re-upping this six year old article.
For no particular reason...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.newsweek.com/climate-scie...
For no particular reason...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.newsweek.com/climate-scie...
Climate Scientists Feel Your Pain, Dr. Fauci
I, too, have received death threats. I, too, have endured attacks from those who feel threatened by science. Yet we cannot submit to the forces of politics and profit. The stakes are too high.
www.newsweek.com
July 29, 2026 at 11:47 PM
ICE lied about how Renee Good was shot.
They lied about how Alex Pretti was shot.
And now they’re lying about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot.
Don’t believe their story for a second.
They lied about how Alex Pretti was shot.
And now they’re lying about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot.
Don’t believe their story for a second.
July 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
7 in 10 Americans don’t want data centers in their communities. Towns are fighting back. Big Tech’s response? Sue them and build anyway.
To hell with that.
Our water.
Our electric bills.
Our towns.
WE get a damn say. #stopdatacenters
To hell with that.
Our water.
Our electric bills.
Our towns.
WE get a damn say. #stopdatacenters
August 17, 2026 at 10:18 PM
RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting.
The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025.
Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states.
"Make America Healthy Again."
The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025.
Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states.
"Make America Healthy Again."
August 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Kroger, which wants to buy yet ANOTHER grocery chain:
-Ranks among the largest companies with employees dependent on Medicaid & SNAP
-Paid its CEO $14M last year, 417x its median worker's pay of just $34,552
-Spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019
This is what corporate greed looks like.
-Ranks among the largest companies with employees dependent on Medicaid & SNAP
-Paid its CEO $14M last year, 417x its median worker's pay of just $34,552
-Spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019
This is what corporate greed looks like.
September 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If all income in excess of $400,000 were subject to the Social Security payroll tax, Social Security’s solvency would be guaranteed forever. We could also expand Social Security benefits.
There’s no reason even to consider reducing Social Security benefits or raising the age of eligibility.
There’s no reason even to consider reducing Social Security benefits or raising the age of eligibility.
August 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
We have a president who took the nation into a war for reasons he cannot fully articulate, without a strategy for how to respond if Iran did the expected and closed the Strait of Hormuz, and without an exit strategy if Iran doesn’t surrender.
Reminder that Congress can step up and stop this.
Reminder that Congress can step up and stop this.
May 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden? $30 million.
The amount special interests have spent against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social in the Michigan Senate race? $60 MILLION.
Twice as much to try and buy one Senate seat.
It’s the many vs. the money.
Vote for Abdul.
The amount special interests have spent against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social in the Michigan Senate race? $60 MILLION.
Twice as much to try and buy one Senate seat.
It’s the many vs. the money.
Vote for Abdul.
August 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Let me get this straight...
Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud.
Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid.
Hello?
Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud.
Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid.
Hello?
August 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed...
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
April 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I don't think I'll ever get over Clarence Thomas ruling on cases related to Jan 6 knowing that his wife was an active participant in the attempted coup.
Or ruling on cases related to government regulations and a wealth tax knowing he took gifts from billionaires.
It's a disgrace.
Or ruling on cases related to government regulations and a wealth tax knowing he took gifts from billionaires.
It's a disgrace.
April 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The President of the United States is a liar.
August 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Trump rails against fraud. He spreads conspiracy theories. He unleashes his police state on immigrants. He weaponizes the government against his political enemies. Meanwhile, he keeps pardoning actual convicted fraudsters and white-collar criminals. Hello?
Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading
Donald Trump pardoned Stephen Buyer of Indiana, who served nearly two years in prison after conviction
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections.
Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it.
Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win.
(via @levernews.com)
Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it.
Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win.
(via @levernews.com)
June 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early.
As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
August 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
May 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week.
Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before.
Here’s what’s really going on.
Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before.
Here’s what’s really going on.
September 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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