Friday, June 6, 2025

Organizers herald 100th win as Starbucks unionization wave continues

"Howard Schultz and Starbucks are getting creamed in union vote after union vote."

How Congress stopped working

Today’s legislative branch, far from the model envisioned by the founders, is dominated by party leaders and functions as a junior partner to the executive, according to an analysis by The Washington Post and ProPublica.

Fossil fuel tax could unlock $720 billion for climate crisis, new report finds

The Climate Damages Tax aims to rectify historical injustices and provide a tangible pathway towards a more sustainable and just world.

Discarding the Elderly

The elderly have become the victims of financial exploitation and neglect. Is America going through the greatest retirement crisis in the history of the world?

A warning from 1994 of a two tiered society

Reflecting on the 1994 midterm loss: a Secretary of Labor's insight

Missouri police officer sentenced to probation after killing 4-year-old girl

“I would like to say I am very sorry. If I could go back and do it over I would.”

Nurses strike in NYC demanding better working conditions and solutions to staffing shortage

“What’s going on today is that these work environment challenges have been predating COVID-19, and nurses have been experiencing many of these challenges for decades."

Climate activists decry pipeline ‘deal with the devil’ at protest outside Schumer’s home

"It's time to stop building fossil fuel infrastructure and that means no more pipelines. Chuck, stop appeasing Manchin!"

Chicago police reform: a stand against hate and extremism

Strengthening integrity: Chicago's new policy against police participation in hate groups

A no-win dilemma for US peace voters

Neither of the only two candidates who can win, Trump or Harris, offers any real hope for a peaceful future.