International
Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care.
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There are just three flights leaving Sana’a every week. But Yemen has an estimated 71,000 cancer patients who need out-of-country care.
Minnesota
Demora de asistencia médica, robo de salarios: El costo humano de la clasificación errónea de los trabajadores.
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Este informe fue traducido del inglés por Maria Uhlmann. Read this article in English. En 2022, José Alfredo Gómez, trabajador de la construcción, afirma que se cayó desde el segundo piso de la casa en que trabajaba. Un grupo de hombres en una embarcación en un lago cercano se percató, y llamó a la ambulancia. Esto, en contra de la voluntad del encargado de la obra, quien insistió en transportarlo en una camioneta sin asientos y llena de herramientas de trabajo, menciona Gomez.
#GeorgeFloyd
Even Breathing Is Strange: Reflections on the 3rd Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
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A poem and essay on black motherhood—and life.
Minnesota
How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
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Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.
Minnesota
UMN Grad Workers Express Hope and Urgency as They Gear Up for Union Election
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Over 65% of University of Minnesota Graduate Workers have signed their union cards, an optimistic start after many attempts over the past several decades.
Book Review
Telling a Complete Story of the Pandemic Must Start with Workers
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What a new book can teach us about listening.
Midwest
The Filthy Emissions of Railroad Locomotives—and the Rail Unions Sounding the Alarm
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Diesel engines have gotten a sweetheart deal from environmental regulators. It’s time that changed.
Midwest
To Prevent Future Rail Tragedies, We Need to Nationalize the Rail System
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“Corporate greed [is] turning railroads into banks to extract billions and billions of dollars from what should be critical infrastructure.”
Art
“Their Wealth, Your Misery”: Art and Propaganda in Pandemic Times
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Propaganda posters, pamphleteering, protest as performance, and more at the multidisciplinary artist’s first career spanning exhibition at the Weisman Art Museum
Climate Change
Joe Manchin Says He’s Pro-Job Creation, But He’s Lobbying the Fed to Increase Unemployment
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Sen. Manchin has justified fossil fuel extraction because it “creates jobs.” He’s also pushing a policy that would cut them.