Is there a number? Is it all? I'm not sure these kids born after the Hamas attacks in Israel deserve to die for the sins of Hamas..... Sahar al-Zebdda was born in a hospital with no electricity. She died 47 days later from complications of...
Author: Erik Loomis
Glad to see unions across Minnesota coming together to maximize power through striking together. Nearly 10,000 workers from a coalition of separate unions, working for a diverse group of employers,.
The pandemic changed only two things in American life. First, it politicized vaccines, which is a horrible impact. Ugh. Second, it empowered white collar workers to take control over their.
On March 6, 1922, a group of sex workers in Veracruz, Mexico burned their beds and mattresses as part of a growing rent strike in that city. This became a nationwide grassroots leftist movement that many hoped was the next phase of the Mexican Revolution....
DALLAS, TX - MARCH 31: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate making a three-point shot against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the semifinals of the NCAA Women’s Basketball.
I guess I'm surprised that college athletics unions are starting at a school such as Dartmouth, largely because I tend to see Ivy League kids as those with a foot.
Starbucks employee Tim Swicord and Gailyn Berg pose for a portrait outside of a Starbucks in Springfield, Va on April 13, 2022. (Michael A. McCoy for NPR) I was wondering what made Starbucks cave on negotiating in good faith with their workers. Turns out at...
In 2009, a coup in Honduras overthrew the government of Manuel Zelaya, who was really just a rich caudillo of his own, but who had been sort of starting to.
This is the grave of Merv Griffin. Born in 1925 in San Mateo, California, Griffin grew up wealthy, the son of a stockbroker. Despite being Irish, he managed to be.
Before too much time passes here, I want to mention the death of the great filmmaker Robert Young. He was not that widely known, though a far more interesting and talented and useful director than, oh say Terry Gilliam or Tim Burton or Ron Howard...
This is the grave of Mel Tormé. Born in Chicago in 1925, Tormé grew up in a Jewish immigrant family, at least on his father' side, who had come over.
This is the grave of Betty Grable. Born in 1916 in St. Louis, Grable grew up well-off. Her father was a stockbroker. There was also artistic talent in the family..