San Francisco approves police deployment of potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots
“Robots will only be used as a deadly force option when [the] risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.”
Koch Brothers-backed group tries to stand in the way as states pass paid sick...
The National Federation of Independent Business, a Koch Brothers-backed lobbying group, leads the way in campaigning against paid sick leave throughout the U.S
Kentucky ‘now a forced-birth state’ after judge reinstates abortion bans
"We must codify the right to abortion in Congress," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "Pregnant people deserve to make their own healthcare decisions."
Why making American corporations more competitive doesn’t help most Americans
Restoring corporations' “competitive edge” has little or nothing to do with helping American workers.
3 Trump has torched atomic power’s last illusion of credible regulation
But the low-cost zero-carbon tsunami of green Solartopian technology may yet prove unstoppable in the marketplace.
Exxon fined $2M for ‘reckless disregard’ of sanctions during Tillerson era
When secretary of state was CEO of ExxonMobil, says Treasury, the oil giant showed a "reckless disregard" for sanctions
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine reports on space nuclear propulsion
National Academies report urges nuclear-powered rockets for trips to Mars and lays out "synergies" in space nuclear activities between NASA and the U.S. military.
Underfunding labor & delivery: A national disgrace that discriminates against women’s & babies’ rights...
Is getting born any less of a right than the “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” set piece that buttresses our opening national gambit?
Disneyland Resort becomes one of the highest minimum wages in country after reaching an...
The minimum wage increase comes after four labor unions representing employees pressured Disneyland Resort for months.
Elections don’t make Israel a democracy
Let’s not forget that the right to vote is only granted to 60% of the total population and only one third of Palestinians who live under Israeli rule.