How employers are trying to thwart a wave of union drives
“Fear is a great motivator. That’s exactly how they operate.”
Keeping workers poor is bad for business
At America's biggest low-wage employers, chief executives now pocket 670 times more than their workers.
100 years ago, black people marched down 5th Avenue to declare that black lives...
The “Silent Protest Parade” was the first mass demonstration of its kind and marked a pivotal moment in civil rights history.
Seven children killed in Israeli strike on Gaza water site amid growing evidence of...
As Israel admits to a “technical error” in a drone strike that killed children waiting for water, new reports detail a systemic campaign of targeting Gaza’s basic survival infrastructure under U.S. and Western-backed military operations.
Health care repeal is a stealth tax break for millionaires
If Obama's health law is reversed, taxes will go down for the rich and up for the poor, while millions lose coverage.
Blaming mass shootings on mental illness doesn’t address either issue
Misconceptions and stigmas: the complex intersection of mental health and gun violence.
Charlie Hebdo Team Regrets Not Parading Caricatures of Hypocritical World Leaders at Paris Rally
Many of the world leaders in the rally would have jailed the Charlie Hebdo staff if they had been operating in those countries. So here are a few Charlie Hebdo caricatures just for the politicians in attendance, for many of whom the victims had only contempt.
‘Defendant shall not attend protests’: In Portland, getting out of jail requires relinquishing constitutional...
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail—a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.”
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 12
Energy Transfer pipeline explodes in Pennsylvania, Trump calls Puerto Rico an 'unsung success', the fight against world hunger, and more.
LAPD Chief Calls For Criminal Charges Against Officer in Fatal Shooting
LAPD police chief Charlie Beck has called for charges Officer Clifford Proctor, who shot 29-year-old Brendon Glenn in the back as he lay on the ground.








