GOP marks international labor day by pushing death of mandatory overtime
Meanwhile Democratic lawmakers participated in demonstrations on Monday–to protest President Trump’s policies toward immigrant workers.
Where is the AI safety movement?
There’s the prospect of super intelligent AI outpacing human control altogether. So where are the humans in all this?
Historic Gaza protests at Columbia U. enter day 6; campus protests spread across country
Solidarity protests and encampments have now sprouted up on campuses across the country, including at Yale, MIT, Tufts, NYU, The New School and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 31
Corporate profits reach new heights, Trump cancels pay raise for federal workers, Canada rescinds Trans Mountain pipeline approval, and more.
Attempt to close Al-Jazeera is an attack on freedom of expression, UN says
The channel has become part of Qatar’s grand strategy, and asking them to close it down is like asking Switzerland to close its banks.
‘Huge victory’: Starbucks agrees to begin contract talks with 230+ union stores
"We've been ready to bargain since day one," said one union leader, "but now we're operating together on a national level to make sure all of our voices are heard, together."
Senator’s corruption case ends in mistrial
Instead of protecting citizens against corrupt politicians, the U.S. Supreme Court has once again failed to protect democracy in the face of insurmountable greed and avarice.
The climate movement’s new battle cry
The unimaginable is now possible: 100% renewable energy. We can’t settle for less.
10 amazing social movement struggles in 2017 that give us reason to hope
Here are ten stories showing that people power works.
‘A win for the planet!’: Dutch supreme court issues landmark ruling mandating climate action
The nonprofit that brought the case called it "a groundbreaking decision that confirms that individual governments must do their fair share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."