Month: September 2019

The Sierra Maestra, imporant site of the Cuban revolution. | Photo: Wikimedia Commons https://bit.ly/2lFI6aw The socialist island is a rare example of large scale reforestation, whereas the rest of the world moves in the opposite direction. As fires rage across the Amazon in South America, a result of exploitation by agro-capitalists, Cuba has actually increased […]

https://www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2019/willy-street-co-op-workers-vote-ue-in-landslide https://www.ueunion.org/ MADISON, WI, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 — In an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on September 3 and 4, workers at the Willy Street Co-op in Madison, Wisconsin voted by 249-40 to join UE. “We won by a landslide, because we united and worked hard! This is proof that, together, we […]

ATU Local 998 ATU Local 998 MILWAUKEE, WI, September 5, 2019 — Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 998 members voted 84% to reject the latest contract proposal from Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) and authorize a strike if necessary, as determined by the contract negotiation committee. The union will send a letter to MCTS requesting […]

https://tinyurl.com/y59swbwg By Leon Koufax On Aug. 22nd of this year, Major League Baseball announced its decision to ban all MLB-affiliated players from participating in the Venezuelan Winter League. The MLB’s statement cited the “Executive Order issued by President Trump on Venezuela” as the reason for the ban. The Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional (LVBP), also […]

Global Climate Strike: Wisconsin This September, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces, schools, and homes to join you climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. Our house is one fire — let’s act like it. It’s now time to rebel. Both adults and young […]

Buck Clayton performs during a concert on January 1, 1960. https://bit.ly/2lyRe0y DAVID REDFERN / REDFERNS The story of the birth and development of “one of the few art forms developed in North America and done so primarily by African Americans” — including the struggles of its practitioners to survive the brutality of Jim Crow, mobsters […]

https://fighting-words.net/2019/09/04/the-church-of-trump/ By Cassandra Devereaux On August 21, Donald Trump shared a quote from a right wing news outlet in order to shame American Jews who do not support him. It read: “:…the Jewish people in Israel love [Trump] like he’s the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God…. But […]