‘Thoughts and prayers to the NRA’: Reviled gun lobby group files for Chapter 11...
"The NRA's claimed financial status has finally met its moral status: bankrupt."
Medicare for All could save the country $5.1 trillion over ten years
"Based on 2017 U.S. healthcare expenditure figures, the cumulative savings for the first decade operating under Medicare for All would be $5.1 trillion."
US sets record for billion-dollar disasters in a single year, with almost four months...
“If we want to reduce the damages from severe weather, we need to accelerate progress on both stopping climate change and building resilience.”
United Nations expert castigates Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash over ‘disgraceful’ labor practices
UN rapporteur challenges corporate giants on poverty wages and labor violations.
Don’t believe corporate America’s ‘labor shortage’ bullshit. This is an unofficial general strike.
What’s really happening is more accurately described as a living-wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a childcare shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
DHS is locking immigrants in solitary confinement
Immigration detention is expensive, inhumane and unnecessary.
Berlin lawyers launch legal battle to halt German arms sales to Israel amid Gaza...
Citing potential violations of international law, this legal challenge seeks to uphold Germany's constitutional commitment to protecting human life and questions the ethical implications of supplying weaponry in a conflict-ridden region.
Nine Numbers That Cry Out: “Bring On Socialism!”
Socialism -- or at least social consciousness -- allows us to understand that the most tangible form of 'terror' is in the lives and minds of destitute and homeless Americans.
During Paris Climate Summit, Obama Signed Exxon-, Koch-Backed Bill Expediting Pipeline Permits
The provision sets a specific timeline as to how long environmental reviews should take, setting the limit to just under half a year.
Oakland Police Kill Handcuffed Man, Ignoring His Pleas of “I Can’t Breathe”
51-year-old Hernan Jaramillo died after being detained by police while in handcuffs, despite multiple yells of "I can't breathe!"