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Letters From the April 30-May 7, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 30-May 7, 2018, Issue

Bills and strikes… Cold as ICE…

Apr 5, 2018 / Our Readers

Teachers and supporters of increased education funding pack the first and second floors of the state Capitol during the second day of a walkout by Oklahoma teachers.

Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma

You can also attend a town hall to end gun violence and ask small businesses near you to publicly support net neutrality.

Apr 4, 2018 / NationAction

Minor League Baseball

Why Minor-League Baseball Needs to Organize Why Minor-League Baseball Needs to Organize

Bill Fletcher joins the show to talk minor-league baseball and the issues its players face.

Apr 3, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tempe election

How a Small City Is Taking on the Big Power of Dark Money How a Small City Is Taking on the Big Power of Dark Money

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Tempe to Nashville and beyond.

Mar 30, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough No Wonder Teachers Are Saying Enough Is Enough

Public-school teachers around the country have been asked to do more with less.

Mar 29, 2018 / StudentNation / Bryce Covert

student walkout capitol

How to Organize to Win How to Organize to Win

Rebuilding the democratic infrastructure is too important to leave up to the consultocracy.

Mar 16, 2018 / Marshall Ganz

CIW Freedom Fast

These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen? These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen?

Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are fasting to pressure Wendy’s to join a breakthrough fair-food program that’s raised wages and made workplace harassment obsolete.

Mar 15, 2018 / Rinku Sen

Disney World Magic Kingdom

Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet? Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet?

At Disney’s resorts in Florida and California, workers are fighting for better pay and working conditions.

Mar 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Protest against Publix Supermarkets

Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain

You can also join a campaign to collect stories from the 2008 financial crisis.

Mar 13, 2018 / NationAction

The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis

The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis

The strikers won all five of their demands by shutting down every public school in the state.

Mar 12, 2018 / Jane McAlevey

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