Folks,  Greetings from the Burgh, but the big news today is in Brazil.  Bolsonaro’s Son Seeks Asylum in US From Trump  Last week in mourning the assassination of Marielle Franco, I lamented how few Americans paid attention to Brazilian politics. However, fascists in both North and South America very

Sometimes, on Sabbath, I like going to the Tree of Life Synagogue and praying for the 11 fellow Jews who were killed there in 2018 as a result of their advocacy for immigrants' rights. As a Jew who grew up in the community, their murders have always affected me

Folks,  Greetings from the Burgh, where we are tracking a brewing fight within the labor movement about tariffs.  UAW President Backs Trump Tariffs In Split with Labor  Most of organized labor has been opposed to Trump’s tariffs. The Machinists and the Steelworkers have opposed the tariffs.  Both unions, which

The Brazilian film I'm Still Here, directed by Walter Salles, has taken American audiences by storm. It is the highest-grossing Brazilian film in the United States ever.  The movie about the disappearance of Brazilian Congressman Rubens Paiva in 1970 during the dictatorship has won rave reviews and currently