Michelle Keller is a retiree of District Council 37 and President of the New York City Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women AFLCIO. She joins us from New York City to discuss the outcome of a labor agreement which attempts to force New York City retirees to accept a privatized Medicare advantage program to access free care. Should this plan go forward, they would have to pay nearly $200 a month in order to secure traditional Medicare. The matter is now before the City Council which will vote on a proposal to change the City’s administrative code and allow this plan to go forward.
U.S. determination to be the world's hegemon created the crisis in Ukraine. The impacts are felt by working people in this country, who must look outside for solidarity and leadership as…
International Women's Day has radical roots going back more than 100 years. Caribbean women have always played a pivotal role in political organizing.
The American public are inundated with anti-Russian war propaganda that is worse than in the days of the Red Scare.
The U.S. claims the right to sanction, to steal from other nations, with one-third of humanity suffering from these crimes. Sanctions are war by other means and cause great suffering…
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Lindsey Green-Simms. Green-Simms is Associate Professor of Literature at American…
