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South Korea's war on unions has geopolitical implications | Working People
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Within the past two years, South Korea has seen major labor actions. Hundreds of thousands of workers have mobi…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Ed Poindexter has been a political prisoner for 52 years. His family just wants him to come home.
After 52 years of incarceration, Edward Alan Poindexter is among the longest serving political prisoners in US and world history. Originally part of the "Omaha Two," Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, bo…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Solidarity Ale! Anchor Brewing workers plan to turn closed company into a co-op
After 127 years of operation, San Francisco's beloved Anchor Brewing Company shut down operations earlier this year. Bought by Sapporo in 2017, Anchor Brewing's revenues had been declining for years …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
UPS Contract Ratified. What's Next? | The Upsurge
On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the Teamsters union announced that its members voted to ratify the national UPS contract by 86.3% – and with record turnout. Workers won significant raises, the abolition of the …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Africa is the future. Why everyone must understand it w/Nii Akuetteh
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News stories about Africa and the 1.4 billion people who live there, about 17% of the world’s population, have always been systematically de-prioritized in Western…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
West Virginia University decimates staff in new budget | Working People
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The world of higher education has been in shock this past week after West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee announced plans to dramatically cut aca…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Why do India's Hindutva fascists love Israel? | The Marc Steiner Show
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/india-and-israels-fascists-are-in-cahoots-can-hindu-and-jewish-progressives-form-an-alliance-too
Warnings of rising fascism have emanated f…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Inside the shadowy, lucrative business of 'union avoidance consultants'
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/the-shady-consultants-bosses-hire-to-dissuade-workers-from-unionizing
Most people often think of "union-busting" only in terms of overt and…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Who was George Jackson? America's prophetic revolutionary | Rattling the Bars
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/george-jacksons-unfinished-revolution
At the age of 18, George Jackson was condemned to a prison sentence of one year to life for the alleg…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
What MLK REALLY said about Malcolm X, and more, revealed in new biography
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Jonathan Eig’s ‘King: A Life’ is the first major biography in decades to be written on the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.—it is a…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago