[ad_1] August 27, 2024 Déjà vu all over again. Ad Policy Former US president Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after testifying in his civil fraud trial at the New York State Supreme Court in New York City on November 6, 2023. (Adam Gray / AFP / Getty) Apart from campaigning, Trump continues […]

[ad_1] Four years after the “Summer of George Floyd,” the political climate has cooled. Ad Policy Then-Senator Kamala Harris joined fellow Democrats from the House and Senate to kneel in silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd in the US Capitol Visitors Center on June 8, 2020. in Washington, DC.(Chip Somodevilla […]

[ad_1] Politics / August 27, 2024 Flailing against a new Democratic ticket, the former president is reverting to the same strategy he used against the only electoral opponent he’s ever defeated. Ad Policy Hillary Clinton walks off stage as Donald Trump looks on during the third presidential debate of 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Drew […]

[ad_1] Politics / September 2, 2024 In an exclusive interview with The Nation, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains organized labor’s enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket. Ad Policy Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, […]

[ad_1] Activism / StudentNation / September 2, 2024 Members of the Blake Street Tenants Union in New Haven see community ownership as critical to preserving affordable housing. Is now the time for widespread tenant control? Ad Policy Tenants in New Haven hosting a rally outside Ocean Management’s office. (YouTube) This story was produced for StudentNation, […]

[ad_1] Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both […]

[ad_1] Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Why labor can make a difference by Andrea Hsu, NPR’s labor and workplace correspondent I became NPR’s labor and workplace correspondent in the spring […]

[ad_1] Politics / August 27, 2024 John Russell told Democrats that they must “create a political home for working Americans fighting for control over their government, their workplaces, and their planet.” Ad Policy John Russell during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday, August 22, 2024. (David Paul Morris / […]

[ad_1] Books & the Arts / August 27, 2024 The surprising origins and politics of equality A series of new books unearth the long history of egalitarian politics. They also ask whether equality, instead of another political ideal, should be at the center of our politics? Ad Policy New York Stock Exchange, 1895.(Getty) This article […]

[ad_1] August 28, 2024 Will she demonstrate clearly why she’s the true champion of working people? Ad Policy Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024. (Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images) For Democrats, the Chicago convention proved a contact high. Unified behind Kamala Harris, the party proudly […]