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11/2/2025- Fifth Avenue www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...

Trump and Republicans in Congress own this government shutdown and the harm it does to millions of Americans. Full stop. #TrumpShutdown

Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices Do you go to your asylum check-in and risk capture by ICE? Without SNAP, what will you give up to feed your kids? How will you pay for healthcare?

Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices

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We Are All DC On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!

Our neighbors are being harassed and detained by Trump’s federalized police—and without statehood, Trump thinks he can leave DC residents powerless.

On Saturday, Sept. 6, we’re marching to stop this attack on our freedoms and remind Trump: DC doesn’t belong to dictators. #WeAreAllDC

Celebrating the Power of Black Union Organizers By Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO Secretary – Treasurer   The country just celebrated Labor Day and the contributions working people and unions have made toward a more equitable and just society.    Throughout...

Throughout our history, the labor movement has marched, fought and stood together to win every bit of progress.

Black trade unionists have played a critical role in—and often were the backbone of—all those victories.

More from AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond:

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

Pam Bondi fired a top DOJ antitrust lawyer after he objected to a $14B anti-competitive acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.

Bondi approved the merger after HP hired top Trump allies to lobby on its behalf.

Trump's promise to fix a rigged economic system was always baloney.

To every politician across the country, America’s unions have a simple question: which side are you on? The side of working families fighting for freedom, fairness and security, or the billionaires trying to gut our health care, SNAP, and jobs?

This Week in the World: Trump's D.C. Takeover Shows Threat of Militarism at Home and Abroad | Friends Committee On National Legislation We are deeply alarmed by President Donald Trump’s authoritarian moves this week to deploy troops into Washington, D.C. and seize control of the district’s police.This is unprecedented, unnecessary, un...

President Trump's D.C. takeover is part of a broader, disturbing pattern of authoritarianism and militarism that we have seen from this administration -- both at home and abroad.

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All working people in this country deserve to have freedom, fairness and security. Whether you’re in Times Square or Tucson, Cleveland or Croton-on-Hudson, America’s unions are fighting for you every day ✊

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YouTube video by Quakers in Britain A space to connect, learn and build community

Watch our new film to find out how Quaker communities in Britain are bringing people together and creating spaces of connection and community: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYJtrik8iJU

Everyone is welcome – learn more about Quaker communities and how you can be involved: www.quaker.org.uk/communities

A picture of Jeremiah, pointing sternly at a king who sits glumly upon his throne, his head tilted downward, unable to meet the prophet's gaze.

Quakers should confront the current state of affairs with the directness of Edward Burrough when he cried out to England that “the men that have sitten on thy Throne… have left thee groaning under great Oppressions, wounded with the Spirit of Tyranny yet un-cast out.”

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US-backed aid distribution points in Gaza are sites of orchestrated killing The so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is a deadly scheme that must be dismantled. People need access to food and lifesaving aid now.

📣“This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing."

Doctors Without Borders (@msf.ca) is calling for the "immediate dismantling" of the Israeli gov's Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), urging the US to stop "all financial & political support" for it.

www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-ba...

While the nation has plenty of real problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture fake emergencies.

Why?

He wants more power — and he wants to distract from his unpopular agenda.

It should be clear that America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.

There are endless reasons to join a union—better pay, better benefits, dignity and respect, and a stronger voice on the job just to name a few.

America’s unions will keep fighting to make sure ALL workers can experience the union difference. #BetterInAUnion

Today is the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

On this #HiroshimaDay, we mourn the hundreds of thousands of people killed. We honor the survivors. And we reflect on the work ahead toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

Quakers join Faslane vigil against nuclear weapons The 'No to Nuclear Weapons' ecumenical peace gathering marked the 80th anniversary of the horrific nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Nuclear weapons must never be used again.

Quakers in Britain Recording Clerk Paul Parker and other Quakers took part in an ecumenical peace gathering at the Faslane naval base.

Faith leaders from across Scotland called for an end to nuclear weapons.

Following public backlash, the military is reversing its decision to halt the distribution of critical weather forecast data. The Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center confirmed it will continue to release information from the

Elon Musk donated $15 million to Republican and pro-Trump super PACs...in just a single day.

That’s roughly 0.00375% of his total net worth.

Oligarchs can spend pennies to rig the system in their favor at the expense of everyone else.

We must get Big Money out of politics.

The Oil Industry Wrote a Wishlist. Trump’s Interior Department Is Delivering. A top oil trade group submitted a policy wishlist to top DOI appointees. The Department is moving quickly to give industry what it wants.

The Trump administration is “basically putting aside all of the other values and uses of our public lands that people embrace and love, and prioritizing development on those lands." —LCV's America Fitzpatrick

Trump’s Gaza “Food Centers” Miss the Real Problem: Israel’s Aid Blockade As with many of Trump’s proposals, it’s unclear how serious he is about his vague call for further U.S. involvement in Gaza food aid.

Trump’s Gaza “Food Centers” Miss the Real Problem: Israel’s Aid Blockade
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A federal judge in Washington has issued a ruling temporarily preventing the Trump administration from deporting hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were granted parole after entering the U.S. through official ports of entry.

A Wellspring of Goodwill - Friends Journal An interview with Tina Visscher on her leading to welcome migrants in Montana.

"I’m a social worker and a Quaker. I know the value of real, long-term relationships and action."

We recently spoke with Tina Visscher, co-founder of Bienvenidos, an organization that partners Spanish-speaking families with mentors who listen to their priorities and help them address their needs.

Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down Operations After Loss Of Federal Funding The CPB will lay off staffers at the end of September following the loss of federal funding.

As corporate media bows to Trump, public broadcasting has never been more important.

A free press exists to question authority and help the public question it as well.

But authoritarians insist that they must never be questioned.

This is the cost of tyranny. deadline.com/2025/08/corp...

The EPA’s “Endangerment Finding” is the legal basis for many environmental protections that allow working people to live in healthier communities. The Trump administration's decision to repeal it is a step backward that America's unions do not support. aflcio.org/press/releas...