SJayH
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Centrist Democrats in the Senate folded on the shutdown, throwing away their leverage in exchange for worthless GOP promises.
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
The Failures of “Centrism”
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Centrist Democrats in the Senate folded on the shutdown, throwing away their leverage in exchange for worthless GOP promises.
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
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The art of folding a winning hand
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The art of folding a winning hand
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Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
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I have been notified that the video link to my Helsinki talk does not work for some people. Here's an alternative link for those who prefer a YouTube version: youtu.be/D2abyXGvELI
James Hansen - Climate Reckoning in ATLAS25, Operaatio Arktis, Helsinki, Finland
YouTube video by Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions
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November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I have been notified that the video link to my Helsinki talk does not work for some people. Here's an alternative link for those who prefer a YouTube version: youtu.be/D2abyXGvELI
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Voters in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, faced confusion this morning after the state accidentally sent 2024 voter data to local election officials instead of the 2025 file. The error caused electronic poll books to show outdated information, in some cases marking voters as having
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Voters in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, faced confusion this morning after the state accidentally sent 2024 voter data to local election officials instead of the 2025 file. The error caused electronic poll books to show outdated information, in some cases marking voters as having
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics. My own granddaughter is knocking on doors for him in the final stretch of the NYC mayoral race. I was pleased to speak with him ahead of Tuesday's election. https://youtu.be/rqU0DAjg0RA?si=ZYVwyxSyA9xdR4bj
A Conversation with Zohran Mamdani
Robert Reich
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November 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics. My own granddaughter is knocking on doors for him in the final stretch of the NYC mayoral race. I was pleased to speak with him ahead of Tuesday's election. https://youtu.be/rqU0DAjg0RA?si=ZYVwyxSyA9xdR4bj
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Why Pine Tree Activism?
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Good Sunday morning!.
It's bright, sunny, and warming up.
Welcome new followers! I appreciate your interest and faith in the content here.
I post this from time to time to explain the background to choosing the name Pine Tree Activism.
Why Pine Tree Activism?
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Good Sunday morning!.
It's bright, sunny, and warming up.
Welcome new followers! I appreciate your interest and faith in the content here.
I post this from time to time to explain the background to choosing the name Pine Tree Activism.
August 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Why Pine Tree Activism?
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Good Sunday morning!.
It's bright, sunny, and warming up.
Welcome new followers! I appreciate your interest and faith in the content here.
I post this from time to time to explain the background to choosing the name Pine Tree Activism.
Why Pine Tree Activism?
==================
Good Sunday morning!.
It's bright, sunny, and warming up.
Welcome new followers! I appreciate your interest and faith in the content here.
I post this from time to time to explain the background to choosing the name Pine Tree Activism.
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The clearest picture of corporate greed in this country is CEO-to-worker pay ratios.
At the 100 lowest-paying major US companies, CEO pay averaged $17.2M in 2024.
Median worker pay at these companies was just $35,570.
That’s a ratio of 632 to 1.
How can anyone defend this?
At the 100 lowest-paying major US companies, CEO pay averaged $17.2M in 2024.
Median worker pay at these companies was just $35,570.
That’s a ratio of 632 to 1.
How can anyone defend this?
August 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The clearest picture of corporate greed in this country is CEO-to-worker pay ratios.
At the 100 lowest-paying major US companies, CEO pay averaged $17.2M in 2024.
Median worker pay at these companies was just $35,570.
That’s a ratio of 632 to 1.
How can anyone defend this?
At the 100 lowest-paying major US companies, CEO pay averaged $17.2M in 2024.
Median worker pay at these companies was just $35,570.
That’s a ratio of 632 to 1.
How can anyone defend this?
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The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
August 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but the climate is not buying into your denial.
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Evacuations urged in Juneau as glacial outburst flood sets record
Initial forecasts predicted a crest Wednesday afternoon but levels came up more quickly.
www.adn.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but the climate is not buying into your denial.
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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AI could be a tool that's used for good. Or it could be a tool that's used to pad corporate profits at the expense of workers.
None of this is inevitable.
The question is will we continue to allow a handful of people to decide the future for us?
None of this is inevitable.
The question is will we continue to allow a handful of people to decide the future for us?
July 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
AI could be a tool that's used for good. Or it could be a tool that's used to pad corporate profits at the expense of workers.
None of this is inevitable.
The question is will we continue to allow a handful of people to decide the future for us?
None of this is inevitable.
The question is will we continue to allow a handful of people to decide the future for us?
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Some real gems in this Robert Reich interview 🙂
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
July 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Some real gems in this Robert Reich interview 🙂
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/m...
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Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than its median employee in 2024.
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
July 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than its median employee in 2024.
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
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For too long, our government stopped vigorously enforcing laws that keep Corporate America in check.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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July 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For too long, our government stopped vigorously enforcing laws that keep Corporate America in check.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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So I... erm... agreed to do the Jubilee 'Surrounded' debate. Me versus 20 far-right conservatives.
And it was like nothing I've done before. Sheesh. I had no idea they'd be so extreme and racist.
Full episode/debate drops on YouTube on Sunday morning.
And it was like nothing I've done before. Sheesh. I had no idea they'd be so extreme and racist.
Full episode/debate drops on YouTube on Sunday morning.
July 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
So I... erm... agreed to do the Jubilee 'Surrounded' debate. Me versus 20 far-right conservatives.
And it was like nothing I've done before. Sheesh. I had no idea they'd be so extreme and racist.
Full episode/debate drops on YouTube on Sunday morning.
And it was like nothing I've done before. Sheesh. I had no idea they'd be so extreme and racist.
Full episode/debate drops on YouTube on Sunday morning.
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If I were someone who lost someone in this flood I would run this man out of Texas.
"Virdell said he doesn’t recall the specifics of the bill or why he opposed it, though he guessed ”it had to do with how much funding” was tied to the measure."
"Virdell said he doesn’t recall the specifics of the bill or why he opposed it, though he guessed ”it had to do with how much funding” was tied to the measure."
After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.
bit.ly/44xMjyr
bit.ly/44xMjyr
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local flood warning systems this year
A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communicati...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
If I were someone who lost someone in this flood I would run this man out of Texas.
"Virdell said he doesn’t recall the specifics of the bill or why he opposed it, though he guessed ”it had to do with how much funding” was tied to the measure."
"Virdell said he doesn’t recall the specifics of the bill or why he opposed it, though he guessed ”it had to do with how much funding” was tied to the measure."
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ICYMI: 9,000 Philadelphia city workers are on strike for the first time in 40 years as they fight for better pay, benefits, and more.
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
July 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICYMI: 9,000 Philadelphia city workers are on strike for the first time in 40 years as they fight for better pay, benefits, and more.
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
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The Cup is Already Broken, The Laptop is Already Wiped / finding some upside after a bizarro laptop disaster revkin.substack.com/p/the-cup-is... (dogs helped save the day)
June 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The Cup is Already Broken, The Laptop is Already Wiped / finding some upside after a bizarro laptop disaster revkin.substack.com/p/the-cup-is... (dogs helped save the day)
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This is the lesson Democrats should heed from Zohran Mamdani's historic win.
June 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is the lesson Democrats should heed from Zohran Mamdani's historic win.
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How did rich business guys get the risk assessment on Trump vs. Harris so wrong?
"Every single businessperson that I've spoken to said the same thing, they wanted to get time with Biden and couldn't." And they imagined they'd be getting Trump 1.0.
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"Every single businessperson that I've spoken to said the same thing, they wanted to get time with Biden and couldn't." And they imagined they'd be getting Trump 1.0.
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June 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
How did rich business guys get the risk assessment on Trump vs. Harris so wrong?
"Every single businessperson that I've spoken to said the same thing, they wanted to get time with Biden and couldn't." And they imagined they'd be getting Trump 1.0.
@mcuban.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
"Every single businessperson that I've spoken to said the same thing, they wanted to get time with Biden and couldn't." And they imagined they'd be getting Trump 1.0.
@mcuban.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social: