Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December 2 special election. She’s sounding populist messages to do it.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘How Can They Not Feed the Kids?’
Indiana and Tennessee opted out of Summer EBT, which gives families grocery support when schools close for summer.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Not Only a Threat to Trans Rights
The Supreme Court rules against health care access for trans youth. Don’t count on other sex-based rulings to stand either.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Thinking Differently About Unhoused People and Their Pets
Housing advocates, animal shelters should strive to keep people and their animal companions together.
Posted inWorking in America
The UAW’s Chattanooga Victory: Score One for the North in Our Endless Civil War
We still have two labor systems, and need mass unionization to end our immense inequality, which has its roots in the South.
Posted inWorking in America
After Ten-Year Battle, a Younger Generation Leads the Way at Volkswagen
The UAW has high hopes for success in organizing the non-union plant in Tennessee, as a first step to campaigns across the South.
Posted inWorking in America
How Everything Changed at Volkswagen in Chattanooga
This union drive by the UAW looks very different from two other attempts in 2014 and 2019.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New Clean-Car Rule May Transform Unions in America
The Environmental Protection Agency rule makes it impossible for Volkswagen to shut down its EV-producing plant in Tennessee, which is being targeted by the UAW.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Iowa Sees Little Progress on Gun Violence Prevention
After the Perry High School shooting, students demanded gun reform, but state lawmakers have been slow to respond.
Posted inWorking in America
Southern Autoworkers Organize, Business Class Tries to Wallop Them
Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, face a coordinated attack on their organizing, but have learned from two prior losses.