Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

This! But I am not holding my breath.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Today is the 68th anniversary of the creation of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, and over 200 recent employees have shared an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.

It’s been 70 years since Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American was published. Greene’s scathing picture of US foreign policy and the men who carry it out enraged American critics, but the history of the last seven decades has vindicated his perspective.

This!

Without Birthright Citizenship, you too could be ripped from your home in the middle of the night. Without the Equal Protection, the Privilege and Immunities and the Due Process Clauses, you and everyone you love could be declared subhuman and stripped of your most basic and fundamental freedoms.

"These are not puritanical attacks. They are credible allegations that the party must acknowledge and address: that Democrats are allies of Republican hawks like Liz Cheney, valets for private equity, and hopeless incrementalists on social justice." newrepublic.com/article/2039...

Issues like anti-trans panic are not organic red state issues. They are engineered like viruses in a lab of bad faith politics, and the way to deal with bullies using them is to tell them to fuck off. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/culture-wa...

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

Me, too!!!

Yes!

"Give Thanks, with a Grateful Heart" #AlmostHeaven #WestVirginia #Highlands #ThanksgivingDay2025 #mountains #Landscape #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." ~ Henry David Thoreau #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

This is brilliant! Please share. So many people are afraid and need help. Libraries have the answers. #library #libraries #askforhelp #answers #books #reading #read #booksky #answers #knowledge #knowledgeispower 📚

ICYMI, this is great stuff. both better designed and more comprehensive than Biden's child tax credit boost www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...

Last week, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib proposed three pieces of legislation under the umbrella of her “Economic Dignity for All Agenda.” These bills would create a comprehensive system of economic security reaching nearly every American.

Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org @sbworkersunited.org

Many people called themselves Christian because they attend church. But that’s not how it works. Going to Church doesn’t make you a Christ Follower. It’s the same as living in a garage does not make you a car. Following Matt 25:31-46 does. Taking care of others does.

We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united

Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now

This is very, very good. The first part explains the history and problems of the bipartisan neo-liberalism of the last 50+ years of which I complain. It also explains the failings of the New Deal to contain the excesses of capitalism.

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are on strike at corporate stores across the country, fighting for a fair contract and to stop Starbucks’ union-busting. America’s unions stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas nationwide! #NoContractNoCoffee

"Let Justice Roll Down..." #Autumn #AlmostHeaven #WestVirginia #Highlands #ThePhotoHour

In raising the alarm about New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Senator Ted Cruz said Mamdani is not just a mere socialist. No, he’s something far more extreme: a Marxist. Cruz is very confused about what the terms Marxism and socialism mean.

"Seasons Clash along a West Virginia Country Road" #AutumnSnow #CountryRoad #MonongahelaNationalForest #AlmostHeaven #WestVirginia #Highlands #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

This! 👇 It is also a good reminder that we are not experiencing polarization but right-wing radicalization!

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks: “Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoVmGMm/ Chi Osse’ for Congress. I will do all I can to help him defeat Hakeem Jeffries in the primary. We need NEW blood!

Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Billionaires are the result of a failed system.

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024. It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

I can thoroughly research new cars, walk into a dealership, sign the necessary papers, write a check, and drive away in a new car with no need for a buyers agent to whom I must pay a fee of thousands of dollars for doing a minimum of paperwork. Apparently not so these days with buying a house.

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

One ~182km x ~211km solar thermal plant could provide all of America’s electricity, including a fully-electrified land transport sector. 100% clean power from just 0.39% of U.S land. That’s why renewables are constantly under attack from the fossil fuel industry and their paid mouthpieces.

Cave to the GOP is what they have done best for decades. We need an opposition party.

Yes, THIS!

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

This!

Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now. Like / share if you agree.

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