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AFL-CIO Slams Senate Republicans’ Nearly $5 Trillion Billionaire Giveaway That Devastates Working Families
AFL-CIO Slams Senate Republicans’ Nearly $5 Trillion Billionaire Giveaway That Devastates Working Families
Senate Republicans claimed to stand with working people, then picked our pockets to deliver a nearly $5 trillion gift to billionaires. Every senator who voted for this budget bill chose to make working families poorer, sicker and less safe.
In the States
In the States
Kentucky: How will Trump's 'Bill of Death' hurt your county? Check this out and call your representative
Kentucky: How will Trump's 'Bill of Death' hurt your county? Check this out and call your representative
The Republican budget will devastate Kentucky communities across all 120 counties. We've created graphics showing exactly how Medicaid cuts, SNAP cuts, and rural hospital closures will impact YOUR county.
Feds side with union in legal dispute with Brightline Florida
Feds side with union in legal dispute with Brightline Florida
Brightline has dragged its feet on negotiating a union contract, after filing a lawsuit claiming the workers' organizing drive was improperly carried out.
BlueCollarWriter Commentary & Analysis
BlueCollarWriter Commentary & Analysis
Here We Are: Another Big, Beautiful Betrayal for Rural America
Here We Are: Another Big, Beautiful Betrayal for Rural America
Here we are, watching the Senate proudly pass their version of the Big Beautiful Bill — yet another slab of legislative concrete about to be dropped squarely on the shoulders of working-class and rural Americans. You’d think by now we’d be used to the weight of bad policy disguised as some masterstroke of “fiscal responsibility.” But no matter how many times they slap a new name on the same old disaster, the end result never changes: we get gutted, and the donor class gets a nice fat return on their investment.
A Signal from New York City: Voters Reject Neoliberalism and Bring the Democratic Party Back Home
A Signal from New York City: Voters Reject Neoliberalism and Bring the Democratic Party Back Home
I want to take a moment to say just how proud I am of the voters of New York City—especially those who showed up for Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and everything he stands for. Their votes did far more than keep a principled progressive in office; they sent up a flare for the entire country to see: the days of stale neoliberal politics strangling the Democratic Party may finally be coming to an end.
“They’ll Get Over It”: Mitch McConnell’s Cold-Blooded Promise to Gut Kentucky’s Lifeline
“They’ll Get Over It”: Mitch McConnell’s Cold-Blooded Promise to Gut Kentucky’s Lifeline
In a moment that should shame every Kentuckian—every American, for that matter—Senator Mitch McConnell has reportedly brushed off concerns from fellow Republicans about proposed Medicaid cuts with a heartless shrug:
You Can't Ignore the Working Class Forever
You Can't Ignore the Working Class Forever
I couldn't agree more with the two union leaders walking away from the DNC — and I’ve felt this way for a long damn time. Truth is, I’ve been disgusted with the national Democratic Party since the Clinton years. They sold out working people in the name of triangulation and corporate comfort, and way too many have never looked back.
Worse yet? A big chunk of the Democratic base still thinks being a "liberal" is some kind of moral gold star — when that’s just the kindergarten-level class. A starting point. Not the destination.
A Quiet Coup Against Working People
A Quiet Coup Against Working People
The new Republican proposal seeks to gut civil service protections by making it easier to fire federal workers—workers who, contrary to popular myth, are not some monolithic, lazy bureaucracy but the backbone of essential public services. We’re talking about nurses at VA hospitals, Social Security clerks helping our seniors, weather experts keeping us informed during climate chaos, and inspectors protecting our food supply. These are real people doing real jobs for all of us. But in the eyes of the Right, they are simply pawns—tools to be manipulated or discarded in their relentless war against organized labor and the very idea of a functioning, fair government.
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