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Friends,

On this episode of my podcast, learn about the UAW’s history-making plan to bring union wages, union benefits and a paid vacation to every working class American. You in? Your grandparents had a “pension”. Not sure what that was?

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Working people have been put through the grinder. Now it’s time that the wealthy paid for their sins. 

Also — thank the universe for the protesting college students of America. As Netanyahu and Biden continue the slaughter of the innocents, young Americans are fighting back. It is an amazing and inspiring sight! Let’s support them in every way that we can. As their signs say on their encampments: SILENCE IS VIOLENCE. 

Not in our name.

— Mike

P.S. I am scheduled to join Kaitlan Collins on CNN tonight, Monday, in the 9pmET hour to discuss Gaza and the nationwide student protests against the war.

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