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Workers at Half Price Books in KS & MO, unionizing for better wages, benefits, and workplace conditions! #HPBUnion
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Don't judge a book by its cover...Who would guess these cutesy scrapbooks contain dramatic history of the early @uaw.org? From the John Eldon Papers at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social, they're scrapbooks of news clippings about 1930s autoworker organizing. 📰🐶
archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Don't judge a book by its cover...Who would guess these cutesy scrapbooks contain dramatic history of the early @uaw.org? From the John Eldon Papers at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social, they're scrapbooks of news clippings about 1930s autoworker organizing. 📰🐶
archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
archives.wayne.edu/repositories...
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Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
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Last chance!
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Last chance!
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check it out
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
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Rent is due. Bills are mounting. There’s no money for groceries.
It’s been a month since federal workers across the country were locked out of their jobs to break the Affordable Care Act.
And it's way past time for Congress to put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
It’s been a month since federal workers across the country were locked out of their jobs to break the Affordable Care Act.
And it's way past time for Congress to put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
CALL: Stop the Shutdown and the Cuts to Working Families
The federal government is shutting down because the Trump administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Countless jobs, the essential government services we all rely on and the econ...
act.aflcio.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Rent is due. Bills are mounting. There’s no money for groceries.
It’s been a month since federal workers across the country were locked out of their jobs to break the Affordable Care Act.
And it's way past time for Congress to put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
It’s been a month since federal workers across the country were locked out of their jobs to break the Affordable Care Act.
And it's way past time for Congress to put working people first.
act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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In most states open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance starts Nov. 1.
This year 22 million people are about to see their premiums more than double, on average.
At the heart of the government shutdown is the battle to keep these huge costs down.
This year 22 million people are about to see their premiums more than double, on average.
At the heart of the government shutdown is the battle to keep these huge costs down.
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In most states open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance starts Nov. 1.
This year 22 million people are about to see their premiums more than double, on average.
At the heart of the government shutdown is the battle to keep these huge costs down.
This year 22 million people are about to see their premiums more than double, on average.
At the heart of the government shutdown is the battle to keep these huge costs down.
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Friends — these are terrible times, to be sure. But I believe we will triumph. Here’s why.
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Friends — these are terrible times, to be sure. But I believe we will triumph. Here’s why.
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KC Sipps: Two drink-centered openings, 10 years of Heirloom Bakery & Hearth, and a beerfest
www.thepitchkc.com/kc-sipps-two...
www.thepitchkc.com/kc-sipps-two...
KC Sipps: Two drink-centered openings, 10 years of Heirloom Bakery & Hearth, and a beerfest
Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.
www.thepitchkc.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
KC Sipps: Two drink-centered openings, 10 years of Heirloom Bakery & Hearth, and a beerfest
www.thepitchkc.com/kc-sipps-two...
www.thepitchkc.com/kc-sipps-two...
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@uaw.org president Shawn Fain laid out four priorities for a workers’ political program
✅Fair wages
✅Health care
✅Retirement
✅Winning back our time
...and a strategy to fight for those essential needs: building toward a mass strike in May 2028
labornotes.org/2025/10/labo... 1/2
✅Fair wages
✅Health care
✅Retirement
✅Winning back our time
...and a strategy to fight for those essential needs: building toward a mass strike in May 2028
labornotes.org/2025/10/labo... 1/2
Labor Needs an Independent Political Program, Says UAW’s Fain
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain recently laid out four priorities he says should form the nucleus of a workers’ political program. And he said that a broad strike in May 2028 is one way to fi...
labornotes.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
@uaw.org president Shawn Fain laid out four priorities for a workers’ political program
✅Fair wages
✅Health care
✅Retirement
✅Winning back our time
...and a strategy to fight for those essential needs: building toward a mass strike in May 2028
labornotes.org/2025/10/labo... 1/2
✅Fair wages
✅Health care
✅Retirement
✅Winning back our time
...and a strategy to fight for those essential needs: building toward a mass strike in May 2028
labornotes.org/2025/10/labo... 1/2
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AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value.
This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.
Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.
Be warned.
This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.
Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.
Be warned.
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value.
This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.
Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.
Be warned.
This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.
Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.
Be warned.
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The Italian General Confederation of Labour, Italy’s largest labor confederation, called a general strike for October 3 “in defense of the Global Sumud Flotilla, constitutional values, to stop the genocide, and in support of the people of Gaza.” labornotes.org/2025/10/mill...
Millions of Italians Join General Strike for Gaza
More than 2 million people filled public squares across Italy on October 3 during a one-day general strike in support of the people of Gaza and against the ongoing genocide there. The strike, called b...
labornotes.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Italian General Confederation of Labour, Italy’s largest labor confederation, called a general strike for October 3 “in defense of the Global Sumud Flotilla, constitutional values, to stop the genocide, and in support of the people of Gaza.” labornotes.org/2025/10/mill...
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Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.
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Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit
Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.
itep.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.
itep.org/trump-tax-la...
itep.org/trump-tax-la...
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Federal workers are locked out of their jobs or working without pay. These workers inspect our food, make it safe to fly and so much more. They’re not political pawns—they’re the backbone of our country.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
October 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Federal workers are locked out of their jobs or working without pay. These workers inspect our food, make it safe to fly and so much more. They’re not political pawns—they’re the backbone of our country.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
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“You died.
I cried.
And kept on getting up.
A little slower.
And a lot more deadly.”
Rest in Power and Thank You
I cried.
And kept on getting up.
A little slower.
And a lot more deadly.”
Rest in Power and Thank You
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“You died.
I cried.
And kept on getting up.
A little slower.
And a lot more deadly.”
Rest in Power and Thank You
I cried.
And kept on getting up.
A little slower.
And a lot more deadly.”
Rest in Power and Thank You
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Starbucks unions are practicing picketing as the company abuses its workers and denies them a fair contract.
This is your reminder to not cross a picket line and support workers!
NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE.
This is your reminder to not cross a picket line and support workers!
NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE.
September 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Starbucks unions are practicing picketing as the company abuses its workers and denies them a fair contract.
This is your reminder to not cross a picket line and support workers!
NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE.
This is your reminder to not cross a picket line and support workers!
NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE.
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Starbucks is closing stores and cutting 900 jobs in a restructuring move.
1,100 jobs were slashed earlier this year.
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
1,100 jobs were slashed earlier this year.
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Starbucks is closing stores and cutting 900 jobs in a restructuring move.
1,100 jobs were slashed earlier this year.
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
1,100 jobs were slashed earlier this year.
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
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Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.
Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died
Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
www.whatimreading.net
September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.
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Soon millions of domestic workers may lose their right to demand even the federal minimum wage—a mere $7.25 per hour—or any overtime.
Trump’s Department of Labor is moving to rescind a 2013 rule, leaving millions of domestic workers without wage and hour protections.
Trump’s Department of Labor is moving to rescind a 2013 rule, leaving millions of domestic workers without wage and hour protections.
Texas Domestic Workers Face Trump Attack on Minimum Wage
Advocates warn a proposed rule by the Department of Labor will deepen the country’s “crisis of care.”
www.texasobserver.org
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Soon millions of domestic workers may lose their right to demand even the federal minimum wage—a mere $7.25 per hour—or any overtime.
Trump’s Department of Labor is moving to rescind a 2013 rule, leaving millions of domestic workers without wage and hour protections.
Trump’s Department of Labor is moving to rescind a 2013 rule, leaving millions of domestic workers without wage and hour protections.
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North St. Louis is in the middle of a climate warzone. A tornado wiped out 5,000+ homes. Black residents are relying on mutual aid to survive. We went to document climate collapse, ICE kidnappings, and the people fighting back in a city that once sparked a global revolution.
youtu.be/BhQjYxBcqxw
youtu.be/BhQjYxBcqxw
The Tornado That Could Destroy St. Louis’ Black Community
YouTube video by The Kansas City Defender
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August 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
North St. Louis is in the middle of a climate warzone. A tornado wiped out 5,000+ homes. Black residents are relying on mutual aid to survive. We went to document climate collapse, ICE kidnappings, and the people fighting back in a city that once sparked a global revolution.
youtu.be/BhQjYxBcqxw
youtu.be/BhQjYxBcqxw
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MO lawmakers robbed us of our paid sick days, and now they want to reject the will of the people AGAIN with their illegal ploy to redraw our districts and deny us the freedom to choose our leaders!
August 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
MO lawmakers robbed us of our paid sick days, and now they want to reject the will of the people AGAIN with their illegal ploy to redraw our districts and deny us the freedom to choose our leaders!
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This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR