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“In the Landlords’ Pockets”: Tenants Furious As Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Vetoes Eviction Pause

By Amie Stager

Killing Kids in Iran While Kids in the U.S. Go Hungry

For the money the U.S. is spending on war with Iran, it could be covering food stamps for 41 million people or Medicaid for 16 million people.

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Minnesota

Why Target is at the Center of an ICE-Out Campaign in Minnesota

ICE Out of MN, a coalition of unions, worker centers, and community organizations, is putting pressure on Minnesota’s corporations that stayed silent as thousands of federal immigration agents wreaked havoc on the state.The coalition is focusing its efforts on Target, a “home-grown” corporation, that once proudly championed progressive causes and local philanthropy, and has since […]
Government

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington

Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government.
Minnesota

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike

This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. First, she started checking for suspicious cars each day before leaving the house for work. Then, she began skipping work whenever she saw Facebook posts about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents nearby. By the end of December, she wasn’t working at […]
Minnesota

Waiters, Cooks, and Bartenders Are Calling on Hospitality Industry to Ban ICE From Minnesota Restaurants

On February 13, restaurant workers rallied outside the Hospitality Minnesota building in downtown Minneapolis to deliver a Valentine’s Day card asking industry leaders to ban ICE from restaurants. The workers also want stronger protocols for protections at restaurants, and know-your-rights trainings for restaurant workers on the front lines. It’s not radical to refuse service to […]
Demand Grows for Statewide Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota

On January 30, educators and children from the Twin Cities demonstrated in front of the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, Minn., led by rank-and-file members of Minneapolis Federation of Educators (MFE) Local 59, to demand that Gov. Tim Walz enact a statewide eviction moratorium. On the same day, a press conference was held in front […]
Organizador de Trabajadores secuestrado por agentes federales en Minnesota

Agentes federales de inmigración han secuestrado a Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco, un organizador de derechos de los trabajadores muy conocido en Minnesota por luchar contra el robo de salarios y la trata laboral. Su abogada y su hijo dicen que actualmente está detenido en el Centro Correccional del Condado de Cibola en Nuevo México, dirigido por […]