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November 10, 2023

Postal Workers Become Largest Union To Demand Ceasefire in Gaza

Farah Siddiqi Public News Service

A growing number of unions, labor leaders and union members are calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

November 10, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | November 10, 2023

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Filmmakers Ask Gaza Children: What Is Your Dream? Democrats in House Call for Cease-fire. Washington's Dream | SNL. Little Fishermen, Rich Fisherman and Why Our Videos Got Raided. Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death.

November 10, 2023

More Than 500 Biden Campaign Alumni Want a Gaza Ceasefire

Jonathan Guyer Vox

What a letter from Biden’s field staff and organizers says about how Democrats see the Israel-Hamas war.

November 10, 2023

The Super-Rich Move To Avoid Taxes. But Can They Hide?

Sam Pizzigati Inequality.org

Tax justice activists are pursuing the tax scofflaws. To escape taxes, it may not be enough for Jeff Bezos to move to Florida. He may have to move to Mars.

November 10, 2023

How Amazon Is a Ripoff

Cory Doctorow Pluralistic

After years of pretending that Big Tech was good for "consumers," we've not only woken up to how destructive these companies are, but we're also all increasingly in accord about what to do about it. Hot damn!

November 10, 2023

Cornell Graduate Students United Wins Unionization Election

Jonathan Mong and Matthew Kiviat Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell graduate students have won their unionization election by a vote of 1,873 to 80, and will federate as Cornell Graduate Students United — an organization fighting for the rights of graduate workers — under the national United Electrical, Radio

November 10, 2023