Sunday, October 11, 2026

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.
Detention center fencing. Photo: David Stanley / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Colorado sues to stop private immigration detention center in Hudson

The state says the federal government never studied what a 1,200-bed facility would do to a town of about 1,600, its water supply or local wildlife.
An Amazon Prime delivery van parked on a residential street in Queens, New York. Photo: Tdorante10 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Teamsters accuse Amazon and 13 subcontractors of skipping New York’s layoff notice law

The union puts the unpaid back wages at up to $11 million as a City Council bill to make Amazon hire its drivers directly reaches 34 sponsors

They burn witches don’t they?

Get rid of those broomsticks left leaning folks. They'll soon be coming after us!
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.

5 ways we need to improve health care accessibility for vulnerable populations 

The United States is a study in health care inequality.
A lethal injection room at San Quentin State Prison in California. Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the deep contradictions of a ‘painless’ state-imposed death

Lethal injections are not typically administered by doctors, given executions are incompatible with their oath to protect lives.

Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens

Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.

White makes ‘far’ right!!

Hey, Captain Ron, did you forget your ancestral roots? Shame on you!!!
The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.