Student Asks 'If Tomorrow…?'; Bernie & Abdul's Reply Surprises Entire Crowd

Senator Bernie Sanders joins U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to discuss wealth inequality, healthcare, campaign finance reform and America's political future. Responding to questions about taxing billionaires and funding major reforms, Sanders argues that the United States can afford Medicare for All, universal childcare and stronger public education. He criticizes the influence of billionaires over politics, traditional media and social media, warning that economic inequality is shaping public consciousness.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x3auz9N2OY

 

I am a liberal, radical extremist, and didn't even know it.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JZxADAKtRo

 

‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers

Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/trump-workers-labor-union

 

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’

The episode was the most recent example of an alarming pattern in recent months in which the DHS avoided judicial scrutiny and deployed a summons related to customs enforcement to pressure companies into turning over information on Americans. The US constitution’s fourth amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and law enforcement generally must show a judge or a grand jury they have probable cause to believe the materials they want to search will produce evidence of a crime. 

But over the last few months, the Department of Homeland Security has undertaken a brazen effort to get around that fundamental safeguard. In addition to efforts to obtain records on Minnesota journalists, the DHS has used 1509 summonses to pressure social media companies to unmask the identities of people who have criticized ICE officers and to obtain financial information on a host of unions and left-leaning non-profit organizations in Minneapolis...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits 

Unions sound alarm on last-minute push for robot farm equipment - POLITICO

A draft trailer bill would let unpiloted machines work alongside farmworkers, angering labor groups worried about job loss and safety...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/unions-slam-plan-robot-farming-equipment-01048640

 

Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs

The clean jobs bonanza the IRA helped set in motion met major roadblocks when Donald Trump was re-elected in 2024. Since returning to office, the president has moved to dismantle much of Biden’s climate agenda, including by targeting the federal incentives that helped drive clean-energy investment...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/wind-energy-unions-trump+

 

Can the U.S. build more houses with fewer workers?

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NN0riqA6xRU

 

‘Unrig the economy for working people’: the California candidate who wrote updated labor laws

“I am running to actually stand up for workers, level the playing field again and really unrig the economy for working people, not just the wealthy few,” she said. “This is what government, to me, should be about.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/marni-von-wilpert-california-house-race

 

‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind

Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/06/workers-unions-trump-wind-energy

 

Listen to this man.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/85smvbxVzyw

 

Bipartisan group rolls out labor rights notification bill - Live Updates - POLITICO

“American workers have a right to unionize in the workplace and fight for fair wages,” said Hawley in a separate statement. “That’s why I’m introducing legislation to ensure that employees have basic visibility into their fundamental rights.” 

The proposal is part of a “pro-worker” framework championed by Hawley, who has urged his party to embrace more populist-leaning policies. It’s frequently speculated he could run for president in 2028, even as Hawley has batted that down...

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/21/congress/bipartisan-group-rolls-out-labor-rights-notification-bill-00885146 

‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement

Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/union-leaders-revive-ailing-us-labor-movement

 

‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections

Migrant labor fuels much of Vermont’s dairy industry, but workers are exempt from minimum wage rules, overtime protections and the right to unionize…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/vermont-dairy-industry-migrant-labor-workers-rights

 

Our Rigged Economy in One Graph

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PpI6X7ugaqM

 

‘Standing up for our workers’: US unions raise thousands for victims of ICE crackdown

Labor unions are fundraising and providing mutual aid for workers affected by ICE surges in Minnesota and across US…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/ice-immigration-union-fundraisers

 

Union leaders accuse Trump administration of ‘shift toward white supremacy’ with online posts

"The whole point is to demonize the foreign worker, to convince the white working-class vision of the guy who loves Trump," said Hayes. "The point is to convince that guy [that] he is the real American, he has been all along, and people like him made this country, and only people like him, so only people like him belong. It's the same thing the Nazis did."…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/union-leaders-trump-administration-white-supremacy

 

‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump

"The NLRB's employees just want to do our jobs and be treated with respect," said one official. "But from day one, this administration has crippled the agency, and treated us as enemies." 

Staff can see "firsthand the damage that is being done", the staffer continued, claiming they and their colleagues had been left "demoralized and disgusted" by Trump's agenda. 

The National Labor Relations Act, enacted in 1935 to federally protect workers' rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining, now exists "on paper only", the official claimed…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/14/labor-movement-union-trump-nlrb

 

Republicans want to give gig workers benefits. There’s a catch. | Vox

But unions strongly opposed these efforts. Labor groups have long fought against worker misclassification, where wrongly designating employees as contractors allows employers to sidestep payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, minimum wage laws and other obligations. Unions view codifying portable benefits largely as a way to keep misclassifying workers and therefore cut them off from core workplace protections, including the right to unionize…

https://www.vox.com/policy/421899/gig-economy-uber-lyft-independent-contractor-gig-unions-freelance 

 

Trump to cut protections for home health aides, migrant farmworkers - The Washington Post

The U.S. Labor Department announced plans this week to slash more than 60 regulations — including eliminating overtime and minimum wage protections for home health care workers and union organizing rights for migrant farmworkers...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/02/trump-labor-department/

 

Judge blocks Trump executive order that strips union rights from federal workers - POLITICO

The order from U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman requires federal agencies to engage with their employees' unions and to resume collecting dues payments, among other normal employee relations business. The judge's order covers employees at the departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, Treasury, Energy, the Office of Personnel Management and other major agencies...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/25/donald-trump-federal-workers-unions-00311438