Bolstering arguments against providing further public benefits to the fossil fuel industry, a BailoutWatch analysis published Friday reveals that 77 companies got a collective $8.24 … Fossil Fuel Companies Got $8.2 Billion in Tax Bailouts—Then Fired Over 58,000 WorkersRead more
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The Story of a Farmers’ Protest
On May 26, 1907, Lord Minto, Viceroy and Governor General of India, put an end to one of the most intense popular peasant agitations in … The Story of a Farmers’ ProtestRead more
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1,100 miners commence strike action in Alabama
More than 1,100 mine workers at Warrior Met Coal in west Alabama began a strike at 10:30 p.m. last night. The United Mine Workers of … 1,100 miners commence strike action in AlabamaRead more
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What is gig economy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqr4NcndOdg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Richard Wolff
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Mixing the caste is the government language, this is just farmers protest
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMkX79nczWs&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait
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Why Preschool Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet
Teaching in general is not a lucrative profession, but pre-K teachers are paid much less than their counterparts in elementary school. The median salary for … Why Preschool Teachers Struggle To Make Ends MeetRead more
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May Day and the United States of Amnesia
May Day is celebrated in more than 90 countries around the world as International Workers’ Day, with large-scale marches and protests, in honor of the … May Day and the United States of AmnesiaRead more
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Why minimum wage law created
Arlie Hochschild – “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right” Economic Update [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnA5oIjqfLY&rel=0&feature=relmfu] [if not the wages will reach … Why minimum wage law createdRead more
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Pandemic Aid for Undocumented People
New York’s “Excluded Workers” Demand First U.S. Fund to Secure Pandemic Aid for Undocumented People More than a year into the pandemic and the economic … Pandemic Aid for Undocumented PeopleRead more
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Decades of Black Radical Labor Activism in Alabama
Now, in terms of Bessemer, Bessemer basically is part of Greater Birmingham, so it’s hard to separate the two. These were industrial sections of a … Decades of Black Radical Labor Activism in AlabamaRead more