Friday, October 23, 2026

Demand A/C in all postal trucks

Sign now and demand all mail carriers provide A/C to all delivery vehicles.
An Allina Health hospital in Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0

Minnesota doctors strike for four days in a first for US hospitals

About 150 physicians at two Allina Health hospitals walked out this week after three years of bargaining over sick days, pay and a role in patient care.

Tigers and leopards to get new national park in China, 60% bigger than Yellowstone

A monitoring and rescue center for wild tigers and leopards will be set up, along with scientific and research facilities to complement the national park.
The Lorain County Administration Building in Elyria, Ohio, where the county commissioners meet and striking Job and Family Services workers have picketed. Photo by WeaponizingArchitecture / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lorain County caseworkers reach day 180 of a strike over a dollar an hour

Union officials told the bargaining chair the walkout may be the longest in Ohio public sector history, a claim the county's newspaper could not confirm. Commissioners point to an $11 million deficit.

What The Media Should Know About Gun Background Checks

Although the details of the plan have not yet been released, several outlets are reporting that the Obama administration will address what is known as the “gun show loophole” or “private sales loophole.”

ICE officers at fatal Maine shooting had body cameras they couldn’t turn on, sources...

Homeland Security told a U.S. senator there was no footage. Four ICE officials say the agents were wearing camera-equipped devices whose recording function stays switched off under a federal contract.

Civil Rights case probes racism behind Cancer Alley pollution

Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.

Police kill 1-year-old in Mississippi, then tear gas protesters demanding answers

The fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley after an alleged shoplifting call has ignited protests in Senatobia, where residents say years of police escalation and mistrust reached a breaking point.

Louisiana moves to jail the unhoused as poverty and rents surge

As Louisiana faces the nation’s highest poverty rate, a Republican-backed bill would impose fines, jail time and possible unpaid labor on people sleeping outdoors, raising concerns about expanding punishment instead of housing access.

Billions against bargaining: The hidden industry spending fortunes to stop workers from organizing

A new report estimates U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union-avoidance campaigns, exposing a vast network of consultants, law firms, legal loopholes, and delay tactics that labor advocates say have reshaped workers’ ability to organize.