134 likes, 5 comments - cocosouthla on October 8, 2025: "Today, we mourn the loss of labor leader Kent Wong. Kent's commitment to every worker showed generations of organizers what courageous, principled leadership looks like. His life’s work helped build a broader, more just movement rooted in solidarity and love. Community Coalition was honored to recognize Kent’s leadership with the Bert Corona Award at our 2006 gala. Nearly two decades later, his example still lights our path. Rest in power, Kent.".

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CommanderAI built an AI-driven CRM and sales prospecting platform that continues the nuances of the waste management industry.

Governors of more than a quarter of U.S. states pushed on Monday for greater influence over PJM Interconnection, the country's biggest power grid, where electricity prices are surging as AI data center demand outpaces the connection of new supplies.

The frantic competition that we’ve normalized is based on a lie about what makes a college education truly valuable.

U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of political comedian Jon Stewart's television show on its streaming service, according to a letter made public on Wednesday, citing concerns that content related to China was behind the cancellation.

The proposal would require the city to rethink its waste disposal contracts after they expire next summer.

Public higher education’s future is being held hostage by financial institutions and actors. How did it get this way?

American higher ed has become a mesh of corporate contracts and outsourced services. From dining halls to student records, private vendors now run many institutions’ most basic operations — atomizing workers and undermining the university’s public mission.