Last Friday, an Amazon warehouse in Alabama held a historic vote on whether to unionize. The vote drew national attention, as it would be the first worker’s union for the online retail giant. But in advance of the vote, Amazon’s various Twitter accounts targeted high-profile politicians who were pushing for the union vote and speaking […]
Congressional Rep. Pocan holds Day of Action around Postal Service
On Tuesday, succumbing from political pressure, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that he is suspending plans to cut back or even to dismantle much of the United States Postal Service. Also on Tuesday, Wisconsin joined fourteen states in a federal lawsuit claiming that cuts in postal services are an effort to obstruct voting in the […]
Rep. Mark Pocan on Impeachment
To impeach, or not to impeach. With all apologies to William Shakespeare, that is the question roiling Congress this week. Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report has fueled an intense debate. Centrist Democratic leaders, such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, publicly worry that, with a Republican Senate that has already refused to convict, a failed impeachment attempt […]
Split Show: Rep. Mark Pocan and Journalist John Pilger
What does Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement mean for the U.S.? How is D.C. reacting to this? Representative Mark Pocan joins us today to discuss this and the issues he’s working on. Later, journalist John Pilger discusses the raising questions about the role of the British ‘deep state’ in the Manchester bombing that killed […]
