Water protectors hold their ground in Wild Rice Country
“Indigenous people and our allies are resisting across the whole pathway of this pipeline.”
Starbucks workers across 14 states launch historic unionization bid in a single day
"It's important that we're recognized as people rather than profit machines."
Media that benefit from inequality prefer to talk about other things
As economic inequality surges in the US, major media outlets remain fixated on other economic issues, overshadowing a fundamental challenge to American society.
Fox News Host Sues Roger Ailes Over Sexual Harassment
"Ailes has unlawfully retaliated against Carlson and sabotaged her career because she refused his sexual advances and complained about severe and pervasive sexual harassment," the lawsuit says.
There Oughta Be a Law…
We are living in a country where the solution to just about any social problem is to create a law against it, and then punish those who break it. Should prison really be the American Way?
“Not ready to give up”: Democrats push senate to keep popular $15 minimum wage...
“The current minimum wage, federally, is $7.25. Now, you can’t live on that.”
Tribal lenders say they can charge over 600% interest. These states stopped them.
Online lenders tied to Native American tribes argue that they aren’t subject to state lending laws.
Former Honduran police chief charged with trafficking drugs to US
“Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the former chief of the Honduran National Police, allegedly abused his positions in Honduran law enforcement to flout the law and play a key role in a violent international drug trafficking conspiracy.”
The plight of refugees and migrant workers under COVID
Under the shadow of COVID-19 those living on the margins of society have been further isolated.
Responding to Striketober, John Oliver produced the best report on union busting we’ve ever...
John Oliver understands that spreading information is easier when you bake a little humor in.