I had to send you this message even if it’s late… Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Aug 28 By Ben Meiselas I had to send you this message even though it’s late at night. We covered so much today—from the horrific shooting in Minneapolis to the U.S. getting caught spying on Greenland, to the mass resignation at the CDC, and so much more. We brought you the top experts who gave us exclusives you won’t see anywhere else. We also exclusively covered the State of the Union address by the AFL-CIO. Next week, we will have big news on the next protests, which will be even bigger than the No Kings Protests. We are working behind the scenes to gather all the info, but rest assured, we are hard at work to do something truly massive—the likes of which have never been seen before. This is what impact journalism looks like. Also, shoutout to Charlie Angus, who just announced the tour schedule for Meidas Canada live events. We continue to beat Joe Rogan in monthly podcast downloads, and we continue to beat Fox News in digital views. They are investing billions to try and take us down. We need all the help we can get right now, so I ask humbly: if you aren’t a subscriber, please subscribe to this Substack now. Your subscriptions to this Substack have been massively helpful for our growth and expansion. We’ve hired more editors and brought on more staff to expand our coverage thanks to you. Please subscribe now if you can and if you like the work we’re doing at the MeidasTouch Network. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

LIVE: Ben Meiselas ON BREAKING NEWS!!

 

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news and goes live with AFL-CIO Liz Shuler’s State of Unions speech. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more!

BIG NEWS: MEIDAS Hitting 26 States to FIGHT BACK with AFL-CIO!!! Hitting 26 states across the country leading up to Labor Day MeidasTouch Network Jul 14 MeidasTouch Network will be embedded with the AFL-CIO this summer on their Bus Tour across America to cover their great work with labor leaders. Here is the first article from President Liz Shuler at the AFL-CIO about the first days of the tour: Written by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Unfortunately the worst job-killing bill in American history is now law. At Donald Trump’s direction, Republicans in Congress handed a $5 trillion giveaway to billionaires, paid for by ripping health care away from 17 million people, jacking up energy and care costs for working families, and destroying millions of jobs. But here’s what they weren’t counting on: working people escalating the campaign to fight back. And that’s why we’re taking this battle outside of D.C., and all across the country! With your help we’re going to make sure that every working person knows who sold them out with the Big Disastrous Bill and keep organizing until we build an economy with the foundation of freedom, fairness and security that we all deserve. This week, the AFL-CIO and America’s unions launched the “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness, and Security” bus tour! We’re hitting 26 states in the lead-up to Labor Day, engaging thousands of working people—at jobsites and homes, in communities large and small—about their fights to organize workplaces, win fair contracts and counteract the impact that reckless policies like Trump’s Big Disastrous Bill will have on their lives. As I told the Meidas Mighty, the bus tour will join picket lines, support organizing campaigns, visit Veterans Affairs and Medicaid-funded facilities and hospitals gutted by DOGE, and speak directly with workers whose jobs have been ripped away by unnecessary cuts driven by the Trump administration. We’re going to make sure workers know who sold them out to pay for a tax cut for billionaires, who took away their health care and who betrayed them by voting for the worst job-killing bill in our country’s history. After launching the tour on Wednesday, we joined UNITE HERE Local 23 for an event to protect food service jobs at the U.S. House of Representatives. Then Saturday, we headed down to Newport News, Virginia, to rally with the United Steelworkers (USW) and lift up the veterans whose jobs and benefits have been put on the chopping block by the Trump administration. From there, the bus tour will continue to roll through the South—making stops in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia—to shine a light on and build power with the workers organizing (and winning) against all odds in “right to work” states and across the region. And soon we’ll have our second bus kicking things off in Michigan! We hope you will join us on the road as we build power with workers and demand freedom, fairness and security for all. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Top News: The Only Way to Defeat Trump's Fascist Right

 

Thursday, November 7, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Calls Sanders Critique of Election Loss 'Straight Up BS' "Typically, after a major electoral defeat," said one progressive strategist, "party leaders step aside to create opportunities for fresh perspectives and voices that haven't yet had a chance to lead." By Julia Conley Trump Spokesperson Affirms Day 1 Plans for Nation's 'Largest Mass Deportation Operation' "As always, we will go to court to challenge illegal policies, but it is equally essential that the public push back, as it did with family separation," one rights advocate said. By Olivia Rosane Advocates Urge Biden to 'Secure His Climate Legacy' by Acting on LNG Before Trump Takes Office "The clock is ticking—for the Biden administration and our planet," one campaigner asserted. By Brett Wilkins Did Plutocrats Like Mark Cuban and Tony West Help Sink Harris? "We could see it happening in real-time, right after the convention, when the party consultants and the big donors got their hooks in," said one critic. "They'll be fine though." By Jessica Corbett Unions Say Building Worker Power Is Only Way to Defeat Trump's Fascist Right "No one—not Donald Trump or JD Vance, nor any one CEO—can stop solidarity," said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler. "Organized labor is the path forward." By Jake Johnson 2024 'Virtually Certain' to Be Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Agency A new report contained "the bleakest news possible, especially with a climate denier U.S. president in office for the next four years," said one climate scientist. By Julia Conley Crypto Industry's $40 Million Defeat of Pro-Worker Sherrod Brown Called 'Obscene' The Ohio Democrat lost his seat because "the billionaire-backed crypto industry donated $40 million to his right-wing opponent," lamented one labor journalist. By Jake Johnson JOIN THE MOVEMENT As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. JOIN WITH US TODAY ■ More News After Plea Deals Revived, Biden Urged to Transfer Uncharged Men at Guantánamo Israel Bombs Refugee Camps After Inking $5.2 Billion Deal for US F-15 Fighter Jets Sanders Slams 'Big Money Interests' and Consultants That Control Democratic Party After Loss to Trump Peace Advocates Fear Trump May Hand Israel 'Full Control of Gaza and the West Bank' VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion Progressives Must Challenge for the Leadership of the Democratic Party—and Win We must now be ready to stand up at this challenging moment in our history, confident that our policy agenda suits the needs of 21st century America and provides a pathway out of America’s interminable political crisis. By Alan Minsky Milei's Argentina Offers Terrifying Glimpse of Trump's Project 2025 Elon Musk has already told you what Trump has planned will cause "temporary hardship." Argentinians living under their new libertarian masters can tell already you already what that pain and suffering feels like. By Diana Cariboni Democrats Ignored Every Warning and the Results Are Catastrophic Now that a fascistic party has won the presidency along with the Senate and apparently the House as well, the stakes for people and planet are truly beyond comprehension. By Norman Solomon Why Democrats Lose Even When Republicans Are So Endlessly Terrible In large part the campaign reflected the direction the Democratic Party establishment has taken, away from working class issues since the advent of neoliberal policies in the 1970s and carried out by most Democratic Party presidents since. By Chuck Idelson VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams · PO Box 443 · Portland, ME 04112-0443 · USA Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194