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'To be Black in Minnesota is to be Able to Live Wounded by Racism'

By Cassie Williams | July 9, 2020

George Floyd was not simply murdered by a knee on his neck, but by generations of open wounds worn raw from Black men and women and people of color being killed for simply existing.

a man in blue jumpsuit and white hard hat stands in front of two monitors and a window at an oil rig

The Lie at the Heart of Politicians’ “Job Creation” Rhetoric

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The Art of Forced Sacrifice

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Blood, "Sweat" and tears: The Guthrie Theater's take on the human cost of the economy

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Yes, Abortion Rights Are a Union Issue

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How your race, class and gender influence your dreams for the future

By Janet Ruane and Karen A. Cerulo | July 26, 2022

A research project conducted with over 270 participants living in the U.S. found that people’s dreams are restricted in very specific ways.

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Nurses in the U.S. Are Suffering “Moral Injury”

By Kari Lydersen (In These Times) | July 18, 2022

The pandemic and staffing crisis have left healthcare workers with invisible wounds.

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The Creative Methods Workers Are Using to Stop Bosses’ Abuse

By Brittany Scott (In These Times) | June 30, 2022

Why we need to enforce worker protections to build the labor movement we want.

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How to Aid Seniors Who Need Help Paying Rent

By Don Hammen, Mary Morris, Rita Doucet, Chris Nelson, Tim Mungavin and Tom Beer | April 1, 2022

As the fastest growing segment of the homeless population, according to a recent Wilder Foundation report, low-income seniors do need a lot of help, and now.

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We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act

By James Coleman (In These Times) and Nick Gonzalez (In These Times) | July 23, 2021

Gen Z and Millennials are facing a bleak economic future. The answer is to massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces.

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For Pride Month, Here’s Your Definitive Reading List on Queerness and Work

By Anne Balay (Labor Notes) | June 4, 2021

Writer and activist Anne Balay recommends books on labor organizing and taking on broader power structures.

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“The Amazon Workers in Bessemer Would Already Have Their Union If We Had the PRO Act”

By Shaun Richman and Kim Kelly (In These Times) | May 18, 2021

What the union loss at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama means for the future of organizing in the Biden era.

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Film stimulus would position Minnesota to capitalize on pent-up demand for new TV, movie production

By Casey Lewis (SAG-AFTRA) | March 22, 2021

The film stimulus bill is designed to encourage out-of-state production companies to come here to make their content, employing Minnesotans, buying Minnesota goods and services, and paying Minnesota taxes, while building a foundation for that industry to thrive here

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Meatpacking workers like my family deserve to be protected during and after the pandemic

By Andrea V. Duarte-Alonso (Prism Reports) | February 23, 2021

PPE isn’t enough. Mental health services, better wages, and a path to citizenship should all be on the table.

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Movie Review: On The Killing Floor

By Amie Stager | January 28, 2021

The whole film had me in a prolonged shudder, waiting for a moment I could rest and safely take a breath, a moment that never comes

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