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Author Archives: Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Bill Fletcher Jr. has been an activist since his teen years and previously served as a senior staff person in the national AFL-CIO; he is the former president of TransAfrica Forum, a senior scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies, and the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including ‘They’re Bankrupting Us!’ And 20 Other Myths about Unions and The Man Who Fell from the Sky. Fletcher Jr. is also a member of The Real News Network Board of Directors.

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the US Capitol Building
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US

We are seeing the rise of a global right-wing force decades in the making

Marc Steiner Headshot by Marc Steiner and Bill Fletcher, Jr. March 14, 2022March 21, 2024
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

We Can Defeat The Narcissist In Chief

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. April 17, 2020September 22, 2020
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US

Neoliberalism, Nike, and the Need to Organize a Movement

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. February 17, 2020September 23, 2020
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US

The Last Democratic Debate And The Future Of The Democratic Party

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. December 23, 2019December 18, 2020
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

Buttigieg Pursues Black Voters at Rev. Barber’s Church

Marc Steiner Headshot by Marc Steiner and Bill Fletcher, Jr. December 3, 2019December 18, 2020
AFL-CIO Budget Declares Organizing Unimportant
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

AFL-CIO Budget Declares Organizing Unimportant

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. May 24, 2019September 23, 2020
Posted inColumns

The Northam Controversy

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. February 10, 2019April 9, 2024
The Man Who Fell From The Sky: Is Revenge Justified Against Racist Murder?
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

The Man Who Fell From The Sky: Is Revenge Justified Against Racist Murder?

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. December 26, 2018September 23, 2020
Posted inEconomy and Inequality, Politics and Movements: US, The Marc Steiner Show

The History of Race and Labor in the USA (2/2)

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. June 29, 2018September 23, 2020
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US, The Marc Steiner Show

The History of Race and Labor in the USA (1/2)

by Bill Fletcher, Jr. June 25, 2018September 23, 2020

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