Changing Lives, Changing America
We need a huge movement in America to reclaim democracy and make our economy work for everyone. But building movements means changing minds, hearts, and lives. As a way to do that, the Tennessee labor...
View ArticlePa. Government Assaults School Teachers
The chair of the Philadelphia School Reform Committee (SRC) appointed by far and radical right-wing Gov. Corbett activated “its nuclear option and [canceled] its teachers’ contract” with the...
View ArticleNo Wonder Right-wingers Want to Blame Teachers
No wonder radical right-wing Republicans like Gov. Corbett in Pennsylvania want to blame teachers for problems in public education. They don’t want to admit that state education funding is lower than...
View Article2/20/2015: Acuff on Hartmann Discussing Right-wing Extremism
Here’s my 2.20.15 segment on Thom Hartmann’s The Big Picture Rumble talking about right-wing extremism in America. (My segment starts at the 2 minute, 17 second mark).
View ArticleWorkers Win at Walmart
In a surprising announcement last week, Walmart announced that they are raising the wages of half a million of their workers. This, after at least two decades of Walmart workers fighting for change at...
View ArticleInequality, the Fight in Philadelphia, 1199 and Henry Nicholas
Three of the most crucial policies to reduce inequality in America and restore a middle class economy are the right to vote, the right to form unions and bargain collectively, and the fight for good...
View ArticleThe Illinois Governor’s Assault on Unions
You would have to know the Illinois labor movement and the Chicago Federation of Labor to fully understand the seriousness of the new governor’s assault on organized labor. Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to...
View ArticleMy Speech at the Promoting the General Welfare Conference
This conference for the general welfare at the University of Nebraska Omaha, which my friend John Kretzschmar organizes and conducts every year, is always exciting and inspiring. They bring together...
View ArticleBernie for President!
Most of you know that Senator Bernie Sanders and I have been friends and cohorts in various worker struggles for over ten years. We first became friends when the Senator was a very early and...
View ArticleBernie’s Fantastic Speech To a Union Audience!
Please watch this fantastic speech that Sen. Bernie Sanders recently made to a union audience at the SMART Business Agents’ Conference. SMART is the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail...
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