Friday, October 9, 2026

Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes Congress

Corporate interests dominate immigration policy under new legislation.
A Starbucks storefront in Long Beach, California. Photo: Brad.K / CC BY 2.0

Starbucks Workers United calls nationwide boycott as contract fight drags on

The AFL-CIO's 65 unions endorsed the campaign as more than 550 unfair labor practice charges sit unresolved against the company.
Main entrance of the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville. Photo: Pepper6181 / CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Witnessing the Failed Execution of Christa Pike: ‘We Could All Hear Her Breathing’

Catherine Sweeney was one of the reporters in the witness room during the attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee. The journalists knew that a recent execution hadn’t gone according to plan and that Pike’s lawyers had predicted failure because of a health condition. They’d even asked for her to be hanged instead.

Urge Biden administration to cancel student loan debt

Let us join the organizations, activists and lawmakers out there and pressure the Biden administration to help the young adults of this nation be released from the debt acquired while furthering their educations.

Tell Congress to #StopLine3

Congress must stop the expansion of a dying tar sands industry and #StopLine3 construction immediately.
Housing blocks in Madrid. Photo: xGaztelu / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s housing crisis is a warning for all of Europe – rights mean nothing...

Spain has a constitutional right to housing – but it hasn’t stopped rents and property prices from skyrocketing.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0

Supreme Court justices send mixed signals as Boulder climate case reaches argument

A ruling for the oil companies could reach more than two dozen similar climate suits, none of which has gone to trial.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.

World’s richest launch ​$1 billion ​fund to ​fight ​climate ​change, invest in clean tech

This week, a group of top tech executives from Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and more will reportedly meet with the president-elect.
Workers processing onions at a farm in Glennville, Georgia. Photo: USDA / public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Workers Help Feed the World but Starved of Dignity

A report reveals widespread labour exploitation among food workers, warning that keeping the world fed comes at the cost of human dignity.