ATT strike. Nafta renegotiation. Historical discussion of union activism in the late 1990s obscured by 9/11. Labor's spokesmen compromised by Carey/Hoffa election scandal. The AFL's historical discrimination and class collusion starting with Gompers. The CIO shook things up. Republican bill to cripple AFGE. Insidious effects of seemingly pro-union policies. How a workers' coop movement is better for repressed groups than their own form of capitalism. The horror of private nursing homes. Trump shenanigans leading to near-term impeachment? Maybe there's fire where there's Russian smoke. Smokescreen hiding Dems not fighting for workers. Trump demnted and off the reservation, but Reagan went along with the program and his dementia and the October Surprise were covered up. We give our suggestions for good news sources. Recent pardons and commutations. Peltier and Mumia still jailed. Flint is a "disaster zone." People poisoned to pay off bondholders. Environmental degradation leading to mutations and health problems. Corporations are living systems out of human control. Recent ICE arrestee deaths.