"The Wage Standard marshals decades of labor economics research to make a case that should be obvious but somehow still needs making: Most American workers have been systematically underpaid for the past half-century not because markets dictated it but because power did"
prospect.org/2026/04/17/f...
Absolute stupid thievery, impacting everyone. If the Dems can't use this, they are inept.
"That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief."
So you and I and everyone else are in effect now refunding American corporations for import tariffs, although we paid for most of them in the form of higher prices — which they won’t now lower because they have monopoly power to keep prices high.
The Art of the Deal.
Congrats to the workers, including those at my housing coop!
"The deal would provide pay raises and maintain free health insurance for about 34,000 apartment building workers."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/n...
Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.
Every week The Economist has a staff meeting to discuss how they can bring more stupidity to the world.
"The new nonprofit will put money directly into the hands of workers so they can fight harder and win bigger."
prospect.org/2026/04/20/u...
Congrats to the workers, including those at my housing coop!
"The deal would provide pay raises and maintain free health insurance for about 34,000 apartment building workers."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/n...
Or grifter or fascist or...
Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality
The House of Representatives stood with working people yesterday and voted to keep TPS for Haiti, protecting hundreds of thousands of workers, including many of our union siblings.
This is a huge victory for our families, our communities and our economy!
Trump's 250-foot arch receives early design approval as the public Pans it
The Commission of Fine Arts asked the architect for revisions, with one member suggesting the project could be downsized by leaving out gold-plated statues.
Look at the size relative to the Washington Monument and Capital!
"But there was one high-profile wrestler who wasn’t on board: Ventura’s close friend and sentient hot dog Hulk Hogan. Hogan was silent during Ventura’s speech but snuck off and ratted him out to WWF CEO Vince McMahon immediately afterwards."
"In 1986, a few weeks before the second-ever Wrestlemania, Jesse “The Body” Ventura gathered the rest of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now World Wrestling Entertainment) roster in a Minneapolis locker room and tried to convince them to unionize."
workerorganizing.org/history-labo...
YES!
"The compact takes effect when states representing a majority of electoral votes – 270 of 538 – pass the legislation and thus would determine the winner of the presidential contest. With Virginia, the compact now has 222 electors."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This week I learned that if you haven’t remarried after being widowed for 3 years, your taxes will go up by several thousand dollars. Meanwhile Republicans want to make it so billionaires can deduct their boat loan interest. Happy tax day.
Complete disaster leading a zombie Dept, as we see with all GOP presidents, who treat the DOL, and thus all workers, with incredible contempt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...
YES I want some municipal donuts!
"La Marqueta, under the Metro-North Railroad train tracks in East Harlem, is one of the city’s most historic marketplaces."
ny1.com/nyc/manhatta...
Join me in raising money for Brandworkers for May Day and support NYC worker organizing! givebutter.com/2026MayDay
Join me in raising money for Brandworkers for May Day and support NYC worker organizing! givebutter.com/2026MayDay
INTERESTING
"...the new nonprofit aims to raise money to directly support workers who are organizing and striking, while also building a network of unions that can support one another financially, strategically and on the ground in campaigns..."
www.amny.com/politics/san...
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Orban, Bolsonaro, Trump, and all the rest of these goons want you to believe they are inevitable and, once in power, invincible. They are not.
This Center for the Airing of Conservative Grievances is so incredibly embarrassing, speaking as an Iowan who did undergrad and graduate degrees here. It needs to fail spectacularly and become an absolute boondoggle. Happily, they are well on their way to making that happen.
How the fuck is the president and Secretary of State at a UFC fight in Miami while war negotiations affecting the world economy are falling apart.
And I know that MFer isn’t going to try to play golf tomorrow too.
Info about the film is at @stealthisstory.bsky.social, StealThisStory.org.
Steal this Story Please poster.
Steal this Story Please panel discussion.
Had a chance to meet the legendary Amy Goodman of the @democracynow.org show and see the new documentary about her work, highly recommend!
