Capital & Main: Nurses Run Up Against Labor Board Stalled By Trump
Nurses Run Up Against Labor Board Stalled By Trump Kalena Thomhave, June 23, 2025Pennsylvania’s largest hospital joins rise in employers citing federal changes to fight unionization.
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I Got $4 a Week in Food Stamps. This Is the Reality of Hunger in America. / New York Times
By Tracie McMillanMs. McMillan is a journalist covering the working class and food insecurity.Read the original piece online at The New York Times. On the first Monday morning in June, Jocelyn Walker waited for her car clock to tick 9 a.m., then scrolled her cellphone call history for a number she dials often. She had … Read more
Capital & Main: In Georgia, Trump Is Upending Successful Pro-Worker Reforms
In Georgia, Trump Is Upending Successful Pro-Worker Reforms Kalena Thomhave, June 3, 2025A Fort Valley school bus company shows what workers and companies are losing.
Capital & Main: Is Trump Bad for Nurses?
Is Trump Bad for Nurses? Jesse Baum, May 14, 2025In their third walkout, New Orleans nurses face a drawn-out contract fight. Observers say the president’s policies aren’t helping.
The White Bonus: The Cash Value of Racism in America / The Sacramento Observer
Our various privileges — including rankings of talents, gender, beauty, and race — impact the financial stability and success we may achieve. See original article here. By Tracie McMillan | New York Amsterdam News | Word In Black The following is excerpted from “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America”, published … Read more
The White Bonus mentioned by The War and Treaty / Source Weekly
Country Music with Soul By Sarah Isak-Goode To many, country music conjures up the image of rednecks in pickup trucks, drinking whiskey and singing about heartbreak. Yet, country music actually represents a blend of folk, Western and blues music from the Southern United States. Stylistically, these forms were deeply influenced by Black spirituals and work … Read more
The White Bonus: The cash value of racism in America / New York Amsterdam News (excerpt)
By Tracie McMillan, April 24, 2025 The following is excerpted from “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America”, published in paperback this week by Henry Holt & Co. If American life is a river, relief from poverty and strife sits atop one of its slippery banks, and the American Dream sits safely … Read more
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Capital & Main: Cal State Stalls Recognizing RA’s Union, USC Calls NLRB Unconstitutional
Cal State Stalls on Recognizing Resident Assistant Union at 20 Campuses Gabriel Thompson, April 1, 2025Fate of 1,400 undergraduate student workers hinges on university response. USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional Debbie Truong, April 10, 2025To block a union that would represent 2,500 faculty members, the private university echoed a corporate argument.
Capital & Main: The Southern Women Handling 1-800-MEDICARE Calls Still Want a Union
The Southern Women Handling 1-800-MEDICARE Calls Still Want a Union Jesse Baum, March 5, 2025Federal call center workers continue their fight after the Biden administration dialed back support for it.
