Thursday, April 23, 2026

Labor market ‘weaker than expected’, US employers add fewer jobs than predicted

The Bureau overstated the hiring for the year ending in March by an estimated 911,000 jobs, but economists at Goldman Sachs believe the revision would be between 550,000 and 950,00 jobs.

Sanders blasts Tesla’s $1 trillion payday for Elon Musk

A shareholder proposal to grant Musk unprecedented wealth comes as inequality widens, taxes on corporations shrink, and workers face mounting economic strain.

America is ‘exceptional’ now as barbaric pariah, starring MAGA wrecking balls that batter collective...

Just as the world obeys unchangeable physical laws, so there are fixed thresholds in the economic and political world.

How gerrymandering undercuts workers’ freedom

To me, this is the end of America, if we want to live in a democracy.”

Chicago braces as Trump threatens troops and mass ICE raids

Officials vow court action while communities organize, citing billions for militarization and warnings of secrecy and civil rights violations.

RFK Jr. faces widespread calls to resign after heated senate hearing

Democrats, medical groups, and even prominent Kennedys demand the HHS secretary step down as senate scrutiny intensifies and vaccine access confusion widens.

A potentially world-ending president

(Though who even notices?)

Study suggests breast cancer linked to exposure of phthalates in everyday products

As the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, most cases of breast cancer arise from environmental and lifestyle factors, the study found.

Trump tax cuts helped health giants dodge billions while patients faced higher costs and...

New report finds seven major healthcare corporations avoided over $34 billion in taxes since 2017 while boosting buybacks, dividends, and executive pay as claim denials and patient safety issues escalated.

Rules vs. reality: How competing views shape the way we use language

From grammar rules to everyday slang, debates over descriptivism and prescriptivism reveal how we balance authority with the way people really speak.