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“They're doing this with the active assistance of the U.S. and financial assistance from, up until very recently, institutions like the UAW.” @uaw.org delegates voted to divest $400K in Israel bonds—a historic first. @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social talks with the workers who helped make it happen.

United Auto Workers Divests From Israel

At the 39th Constitutional Convention, delegates voted to divest $400,000 worth of bonds in historic first.

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It’s always great to be on Max’s show and it was especially so to be on with Steve Mellon to talk about what we’ve been working on for months! Follow @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social for updates and check out our website (where one of stories is written by me!)

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The former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social

Friends, familia. I want to share some wild/incredible news: After 9 seasons and nearly 400 episodes, the original Working People podcast feed I started has crossed 1 million downloads! I'm honestly kind of speechless (for once). There's so much I want to say but for now I'll just say this...

Screenshot of podcast metrics page showing Working People reaching 1,000,228 All Time DownloadsWorking People podcast logo

Centrists in Congress (anonymously) threatening to leave this Democratic Party. James Carville calling for a schism. Top Dems refusing to endorse Dem primary winners. Pouty (also anonymous) pro-Israel donors in MI calling for a donor strike—I wrote about the emerging centrist Uncommitted Movement.

A new, centrist Uncommitted Movement has emerged

Except this time it’s in support of genocide, rather than trying to stop one.

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“Workers are being killed and murdered everyday by Israel.” @uaw.org member Navruz Baum spoke about why rank-and-file workers pushed their union to divest from Israel, ultimately voting to sell $400,000 in Israel bonds. @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social on the vote & the organizing behind it.

United Auto Workers Divests From Israel

At the 39th Constitutional Convention, delegates voted to divest $400,000 worth of bonds in historic first.

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"One that said the right to free expression must be balanced with the other rights in the country and the country’s democratic system. The [US] doesn’t agree. And the Trump administration has been pushing to bend Brazil toward its definition..." @therealnews.com therealnews.com/brazils-batt...

Brazil’s battle against fake news and the US war to undermine it | Ep. 6

Few countries in the world have fought disinformation as actively as Brazil. Now, the United States is pushing to roll it back in the name of US-style “free speech.”

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“The majority of Democrats out there are so far away from the party elders who hold all the power. And I think we have an opportunity as a party to molt: out with the old, in with what the people underneath the party really want.” - Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social

Abdul El-Sayed believes a new Democratic Party is possible

“The majority of Democrats out there are so far away from the party elders who hold all the power. And I think we have an opportunity as a party to molt: out with the old, in with what the people unde...

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“I think we're politically facing the most dangerous moment in my lifetime. The Battle for Free Speech is more critical than ever.” In this episode of @freespeechbattle.bsky.social civil rights activist & radio host Marc Steiner discusses community organizing, underground newspapers & journalism

Marc Steiner: A life standing for free speech | Ep. 8

From civil rights activism to community organizing, from theater and education to radio, Marc has been standing for free speech since the late 1950s. Today, we talk with Marc about his extraordinary l...

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