"The country is incandescently pissed off at Republicans, anywhere here are some mildly toned down versions of Republican policies"

Note, however, the attached declaration suggests that it may take states "anywhere from a few weeks to up to several months" to make the changes necessary to issue partial SNAP benefits.

"Social unionism" meant the union did more than fight for better wages. It provided affordable housing, health benefits, and unemployment insurance. Since many garment workers were newly arrived immigrants, the union would also teach people English.

In this moment, coal miners turned their red bandanas into a symbol of solidarity — both to distinguish themselves from the enemy and to show that, across racial lines, coal miners were united along class interests

For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."