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Democracy should not end when the workday begins. Workers deserve a say over how their workplaces are run — and a claim on the wealth they create.

Middling capitalists such as auto dealers, beer distributors, and niche manufacturers control a substantial amount of American wealth, which they often use to advance right-wing political priorities. Their size and power shouldn’t be neglected.

Modeling demonstrates urgent need to curb data center load growth RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) released today her State Energy Plan, a document required by state code that must outline approaches to achieving a net-zero economy across all sectors no later than 2045. The Plan’s policy recommendations strongly depart from the gas and […]

The post Spanberger Energy Plan Strongly Prioritizes Low-Cost Clean Energy appeared first on Chesapeake Climate Action Network.

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OTTAWA | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – The West Coast “Pacific Link” oil pipeline announced today by Prime Minister Carney and the Major Projects Office in Fort McMurray will cost taxpayers $43.7 billion, while putting the critically endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale and British Columbia’s $21 billion ocean-based economy at risk. […]

The Democratic Party has been spectacularly ineffective in providing an opposition to Trump’s drive for authoritarian domination. Merely electing Democrats is no solution to the crisis of American democracy. But popular defense of free and fair elections, and a massive electoral repudiation of Trump and MAGA in November, can play an important role in the struggle to democratize the U.S.

The post Election Protection vs MAGA Tyranny first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

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Muzammal is a Muslim Kashmiri-Pakistani immigrant to the United States whose work is rooted in a deep commitment to socio-economic justice and development, with a focus on building working class power. Muzammal grew up as a refugee in Pakistan during the United States's war on terror and the Pakistani Army's dictatorship rule.

The post October LNS Spotlight: Muzammal Afzal first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

Worried that Trump and MAGA may steal the upcoming mid-term elections? LNS co-sponsored a September 22 webinar on “Building and Defending Democracy in November’s Elections” that addresses the fightback to block attempts to interfere with free and fair elections.

The post Unions and Communities Fight for Free and Fair Elections first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

LNS president Joe Uehlein’s book-and-music tour continues with dates around the country. Here is the schedule for the entire tour.

The post “With the Sincerity of a Prophet”: Uehlein Tour Rolls On first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

On Monday, September 14, I attended the Amherst stop of Joe Uehlein's cross-country book tour, in support of his newly published Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology. Joe tells the story of a life-long love of the union movement, songs, and nature fostered first as a boy outside of Cleveland.

The post “A Life-Long Love of the Union Movement” first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

The Black Climate Leadership Summit, co-hosted by Taproot Noire (a global Black climate network rooted in Taproot Earth) and SOL Nation as part of the Queen City Climate Convergence on September 16–17 in Charlotte, North Carolina, brought together Black-identifying frontline and environmental justice leaders, organizers, and advocates from across the globe.

The post Queen City Climate Convergence first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

Opposition to datacenters grows on both sides of the political aisle as developers plan to invest $8tn to build them in the coming years...

The post Union Prez Sez “Labor Unions Must Unite Against AI Data Centers” first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

UE’s Green Locomotive Project is an innovative model for grassroots union initiative to create good union jobs, address climate change, and clean up pollution in the low-income communities and communities of color which bear the brunt of pollution from rail yards.

The post UE’s Green Locomotive Project Steaming Ahead first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

In a new commentary, LNS co-founder and senior strategic advisor Jeremy Brecher warns, “As long as the US opposes rather than joining the Greentech revolution, it portends not only climate catastrophe, but economic catastrophe as well.”

The post Will the US be a “Fossil Fuel Island” in a Greentech World? first appeared on Labor Network for Sustainability.

The first computers were designed with labor discipline in mind. Today’s AI industry is finishing the job, and young white-collar workers are already paying the price.

The Barack Obama Presidential Center promised to be more than an ode to the former president. In reality, it’s an $850 million monument to the vacuousness that defined Obama liberalism.

** News about this story is still developing. ** UPDATE – OCTOBER 6, 2026: Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Her attorneys have released a statement, which you can review here. POSTED OCTOBER 1, 2026: Last night, for the second time in six months, the state of Tennessee tortured […]

If one form of energy becomes the cheapest, most secure and cleanest, you’d probably adjust your economy to use more of it, right? That’s one of the ideas underpinning a report the International Energy Agency issued last week about the global move toward electrification. Fatih Birol, head of the IEA, discussed some of the concepts […]

For Europe’s fishing industry, it turns out size does matter. Of 60,000 European-flagged fishing boats, just 638 are responsible for most of the harm, according to a new report by French non-profit BLOOM. The largest in the fleet, at 108 feet or longer, pose the greatest threat to food security, cost taxpayers the most and […]