Amid shutdown, Trump signs order freezing federal workers’ 2019 pay
“As if missed paychecks and working without pay were not enough, now they have been told that they don’t even deserve a modest pay increase.”
Largest healthcare worker strike in US history set to kick off on Oct. 4
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in six states and Washington, D.C. are set to stop working for three days starting Wednesday to protest unfair working conditions and unsafe staffing levels.
20 companies are responsible for producing over half of all single-use plastic waste
“Since most plastic is made from oil and gas – especially fracked gas – the production and consumption of plastic are becoming a significant driver of the climate crisis.”
The simple fix our tax code so urgently needs: Sunshine!
Income tax disclosure ought to be the law of the land, not a criminal offense.
Goodbye to all that
Leaving the madness of Army life with a modest pension and all of my limbs intact feels like a genuine escape.
Capital One announces plan to buy Discover
Capital One announced a definitive agreement under which the company will acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion.
Putin puppet urges Russia to ‘take’ back Alaska—fine, trade for DC statehood
Isn't it reassuring that Russia has its own unhinged, Trumpian-Marjorie Taylor Green-types?
Mass arrests at Jewish-led protest in US House Building ahead of Netanyahu speech
Hundreds, including rabbis, detained while protesting U.S. support for Israel’s Gaza offensive and Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress.
DC police officer arrested for DUI after crashing into Virginia State Trooper
The incident currently remains under investigation.
Stop Voter Suppression
Voting isn’t a privilege. It’s a right. And that right is too important to be left to partisan politics. We must not allow anyone’s votes to be taken away.