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Where Lived Truth Meets Public Power

 

A monthly column by Felicia Ray Owens—exploring the weight of personal truth, civic leadership, and cultural power. These stories rise from lived experience and speak with the clarity of a voice that refuses to whisper.

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My original column C4 for the New Braunfels Herald Zeitung launches Friday June 27, 2025 and will be published monthly on the last Friday of every month. 

April 4, 2025
Lawsuit Says Union-Busting Trump Order Is ‘Unconstitutional’ Attack on Working Class | Common Dreams
A lawsuit claims Trump’s order against unions is unconstitutional, framing it as a direct attack on the working class. #UnionStrong #WorkerRights #Trump #Unconstitutional #LaborRights
March 28, 2025
Latest Trump Order Seen as Message to Workers: ‘Fall in Line or Else’ | Common Dreams
A new Trump order sends a clear warning to workers: conform or face consequences. The implications for labor rights are stark and concerning. #TrumpOrder #WorkersRights #LaborUnion #PoliticalImpact #CommonDreams
March 18, 2025
‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: Trump Reportedly Picks Union-Busting Lawyer for Labor Post | Common Dreams
Trump's choice of a union-busting lawyer for a key labor position raises concerns about workers' rights and the influence of oligarchy in politics. #LaborRights #Oligarchy #Trump #Unions #WorkersFirst #PoliticalInfluence
February 28, 2025
Federal Judge Rules Trump Mass Firing Order Was ‘Illegal’ and ‘Should Be Stopped’ | Common Dreams
A federal judge in California ruled Thursday that the Office of Personnel Management—an agency taken over by lieutenants of billionaire Elon Musk—violated the law earlier this month when it ordered the firing of thousands of probationary employees across the government. OPM “does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute […]
February 27, 2025
‘Let’s Bring in the Real Secretary’: Sanders Wants Elon Musk to Appear for Senate Hearing | Common Dreams
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday urged colleagues to reject Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, and hold hearings to examine Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk’s outsized role in the Republican president’s administration. Chavez-DeRemer, a former GOP U.S. congresswoman from Oregon was approved by a […]
February 24, 2025
‘Hell No!’ Postal Workers Protest Illegal Trump Takeover Scheme
  Postal workers and labor movement allies rallied in Washington, D.C. on Monday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported plan to seize control of the independent and beloved Postal Service, a move that could pave the way for full privatization of the country’s mail operations. Monday’s rally was organized […]
February 19, 2025
Trump Labor Secretary Pick Vows to Defend Anti-Union ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Labor made clear during her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday that she no longer supports legislation known as the PRO Act, which would bolster worker organizing and dramatically weaken anti-union “right-to-work” laws currently in place in over two dozen states. […]
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