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Michael Sainato is a contributor to The Guardian and a journalist based in Gainesville, Florida. Follow him on Twitter @msainat1.

A woman's hand is seen resting on a stack of books deemed inappropriate for children by right wing activists. The books include: "The Handmaiden's Tale," "The Black Flamingo" and "The Truth About Alice." Some of the book title fonts are too small to read.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US

‘It’s disrupted all of my lesson plans’: Florida ramps up book bans, censorship

by Michael Sainato February 28, 2023March 14, 2024

Teachers say Gov. DeSantis’s war on ‘Critical Race Theory,’ ‘wokeness,’ and LGBTQ students and families is destroying public education—and is a sign of things to come across the nation.

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Posted inEconomy and Inequality

Debt, crowdfunding, or death: America’s very broken healthcare system

by Michael Sainato January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
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From Tesla to Twitter, wherever Elon Musk goes, lawsuits and alleged worker abuses follow

by Michael Sainato January 13, 2023January 13, 2023
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‘It’s going to be a nightmare’: Grueling holiday conditions on the horizon for airport workers

by Michael Sainato December 8, 2022March 14, 2024
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10 years later, the Fight for $15 and a Union continues

by Michael Sainato November 28, 2022March 15, 2024
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‘I don’t want to work two jobs’: College of William & Mary dining services workers win union vote

by Michael Sainato October 26, 2022March 18, 2024
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Labor coalition launches midterm campaign for Senate to vote on PRO Act

by Michael Sainato October 11, 2022October 11, 2022
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‘A burger costs $20 and I’m getting $15’: SFO Airport food workers strike for better pay

by Michael Sainato September 27, 2022March 19, 2024
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by Michael Sainato September 12, 2022March 19, 2024
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