Thanks to Santa Clara County nurses and County of Santa Clara #Labor 1 #COVID19 0.

Why has the black-white wage gap increased since 1980? "The minimum wage has stagnated in some states, unions have shrunk.." nytimes.com/2020/06/25/opi…

It's unpatriotic for companies to pay poverty wages and avoid paying taxes. The Left needs to say so. The Jobs We Need nytimes.com/2020/06/24/opi…

And let's not @TheSVO record of supporting bigotted candidates like homophobes Larry Pegram and Steve Brown. There's a longstanding pattern.

If the conservatives on Scotus attempt to give the election to Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden still wins we must add two seats to the Court in order to protect our democracy. The judiciary is no longer the least dangerous branch. nytimes.com/2020/10/28/opi…

This excellent article contains an internal FTI document that designates roles for its operatives to play on social media. The doc describes and labels an awful lot of online chatter - both counterfeit and genuine. nytimes.com/2020/11/11/cli…

.Bill Kristol is absolutely right this time. It's Time to Speak for America thebulwark.com/its-time-to-sp… via The Bulwark

Sheltering in Cannon: Trump was rejected in courts by people his party appointed, rejected by states where his party was in power & now by his party’s Senate leader & VP. Democracy is still sacred for Americans. That spirit will overcome today’s violence. Prayers for the injured.

Yesterday's riot at the Capitol: #totallypredictable. Today's effort by Republicans to distance themselves from it: #totallypredictable.

Check out this excellent book review. Caste Does Not Explain Race bostonreview.net/race/charisse-…

What the Rich Don’t Want to Admit About the Poor nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opi…

Scott Walker’s Wisconsin Paved the Way for Donald Trump’s America nytimes.com/2021/07/06/opi…

This article misses the essential point that Labor spending on politics/policy is necessary because the rules are skewed against organizing. Liz Shuler is right: successful organizing requires policy reform + a political campaign to get it. Noam Scheiber nyti.ms/3jGAIGe

Let’s Honor the True Spirit of Labor Day nytimes.com/2021/09/05/opi…

What’s Missing From the Conversation About Systemic Racism nytimes.com/2021/09/28/opi…

What Killed the Blue-Collar Struggle for Social Justice nytimes.com/2021/10/07/opi…

This is a terrific article about the dynamics of a union organizing campaign. nytimes.com/2022/01/14/opi…

This case is an outrage. Despite all that corroboration, Virtanen isn't prosecuted for rape and Wallin is prosecuted for defamation?! nytimes.com/interactive/20…

SCOTUS plans to overturn Roe because there's no right to abortion in the Constitution? Are other rights vulnerable?What about the recently created corporate right of free speech? Oh, that's staying? Takeaway: Dobbs is nothing but a power play by a politicized Court.

This article changed my thinking about our future post-Roe. We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse newyorker.com/magazine/2022/… via The New Yorker