Stockholm Syndrome describes how hostages sometimes identify with their captors, believing cooperation or small concessions might spare them greater harm. In today’s labor movement, we see echoes of that same instinct. Too often we find ourselves nuzzling up to the very forces that are cutting us down, hoping to soften the blow. But it willContinue reading “Stockholm Syndrome and the Labor Movement”
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A Call to the Constitutional Conservatives of My Time
There was a time when Republicans prided themselves on being the party of the Constitution. A time when words like accountability, limited government, and fidelity to the rule of law meant more than party loyalty. The Republican Party I grew up with would never have tolerated, let alone celebrated, the abuses we now see fromContinue reading “A Call to the Constitutional Conservatives of My Time”
Labor Day Is Not a Holiday. It’s a Battle Cry.
Last year, 5,283 American workers were killed on the job. They died in fields and factories, in construction zones and warehouses, on highways and hospital floors. When you add work-related illnesses—cancers, respiratory diseases, long-term exposures—the toll soars to over 140,000 lives lost. That’s more than the population of a mid-sized American city, wiped out inContinue reading “Labor Day Is Not a Holiday. It’s a Battle Cry.”
Wake Up! This Is Not Normal, or Acceptable!
Imagine if President Barack Obama had governed the way our current president governs today. Picture him dismantling the federal workforce by executive order, stripping away civil service protections without a vote of Congress. Imagine him directing the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute his political enemies, or attempting to fire members of the FederalContinue reading “Wake Up! This Is Not Normal, or Acceptable!”
Medicaid Cuts Put Thousands of Hamilton County Residents at Risk of Losing Healthcare
The recent moves to impose new Medicaid work requirements and funding restrictions are raising serious concerns across Ohio, and nowhere more urgently than in Hamilton County. Estimates suggest tens of thousands of residents here could lose their healthcare coverage if the cuts move forward, adding to the strain on families, local health providers, and alreadyContinue reading “Medicaid Cuts Put Thousands of Hamilton County Residents at Risk of Losing Healthcare”
Six Months In: The Labor Movement Stands Between Tyranny and Democracy
Six months into the 47th presidency, the American Labor Movement is being tested—not only in its strength, but in its identity. Are we merely negotiating wages and benefits, or are we fighting for the soul of a democratic society? The current administration has made its position crystal clear. More than 60 regulatory rollbacks have beenContinue reading “Six Months In: The Labor Movement Stands Between Tyranny and Democracy”
The Great Dismantling: How the 47th President Is Waging War on Knowledge, Labor, and Democracy
Let’s chat about smaller government, and bigger damage for a moment… The 47th President’s war on workers, educators, and civil servants isn’t about efficiency but eliminating resistance. Since returning to the office in January 2025, the 47th President has launched a sweeping effort to dismantle the very foundations of American civil society. The stated rationaleContinue reading “The Great Dismantling: How the 47th President Is Waging War on Knowledge, Labor, and Democracy”
No REIGN Today!
Comments from The Cincinnati “NO KINGS” Rally 06-14-2025: Brothers. Sisters. Siblings. Friends of freedom— My name is Brian Griffin, and I am honored to stand before you here today as a leader in the American Labor Movement, because when democracy is under attack, working people don’t stay silent. We show up, we speak out, andContinue reading “No REIGN Today!”
When Tyranny Knocks, Cowardice Opens the Door: Trump’s Power Grab and the GOP’s Shameful Silence
In just a few short months, Donald Trump’s return to the White House has become a relentless assault on the very foundations of American democracy. But as alarming as his actions are, what may be even more dangerous is the deafening silence from the Republican-led Congress. This moment will be remembered not only for whatContinue reading “When Tyranny Knocks, Cowardice Opens the Door: Trump’s Power Grab and the GOP’s Shameful Silence”
We Will Not Be Silenced: Standing Against the Administration’s Attack on Federal Workers and Labor Rights
History watches closely in times of crisis. And history will remember this moment: the moment when the Trump administration, emboldened by extremism and contempt for working people, launched yet another attack—not just on federal workers but on the very right of American workers to organize, to speak, and to act in our own interests. TheContinue reading “We Will Not Be Silenced: Standing Against the Administration’s Attack on Federal Workers and Labor Rights”
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