In 1940s North Carolina, the racist system called “Jim Crow” oppressed every aspect of Black lives. Segregation and discrimination were enforced by racist courts and police, and by the violence of organizations like the KKK. Jim Crow also ruled North Carolina’s...
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Recently, Kaiser sent an email to the president of OPEIU local 29 (office, technical, professional and health care employees) regarding upcoming...
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. There’s something to celebrate at Kaiser Permanente Northern California: residents and fellow physicians have unionized, and joined Committee of...
The container ship Dali has finally returned to dock at the Port of Baltimore after spending two months stuck in the Patapsco River, pinned under the wreckage of the former Francis Scott Key Bridge. Eight weeks had passed since the ship collided with the bridge,...
The recent National Day Without Childcare brings focus to the all too familiar dilemma facing working families: We can’t afford childcare. According to the Bank of America, child care payments rose 32% since 2019, making it the second largest expense for families,...
