Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday! ‹

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January 6, 2025, 1:24pm Ah, January 6th. A day that many of us stateside recall for unsavory reasons. But may I present a new cause célèbre? Friends, what if I told you today was not Coup Day, nor Failed Insurrection Day, nor even the standard Mad-to-Be-Fully-Back-to-Work Day, but….Plough Monday? “WTF,” might be your reasonable response. […]


Grading Cyber Monday Deals for Book Lovers

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No question that the “story” of the day is that it is *groan* Cyber Monday (is this shopping day the last thing, along with the *double groan* Cyber Truck to use “cyber” as a descriptor?). Like I am sure is true with you, I have had dozens and dozens of emails this morning from companies […]


Amazon workers plan strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in major cities around the world

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Amazon workers in more than 20 countries, including the U.S., plan to strike during the busy pre-Christmas shopping days between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to “make Amazon pay,” strike organizers said Thursday. The “days of resistance” aim to “hold Amazon accountable for [labor] abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy,” according to organizers UNI Global Union and Progressive International.  “No […]