United Nations expert castigates Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash over ‘disgraceful’ labor practices
UN rapporteur challenges corporate giants on poverty wages and labor violations.
#NoDAPL scores major victory: No final permit for pipeline
This is a tremendous victory over the oil industry as well as their big financiers.
Diabetic Dies in Jail After Police Refuse to Give Him Insulin
Pemiscot County sheriff’s deputies allegedly refused to give Michael Robinson medical treatment until he became too weak to hold up his own head. Robinson later died, prompting an investigation into his time in jail.
No ordinary solidarity—inside Chicago’s hunger strike for Gaza
For 18 days, six members of Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago led a hunger strike that helped re-center Gaza in the public discourse and pressure elected officials.
Republicans responsible for voter suppression in 2016
With a Republican majority currently held in all three branches, there will most likely be a lot more barriers and restrictions in the times ahead.
Victory for Walmart Employees: $224 Million Awarded for Stolen Lunch Breaks
Walmart faces another lawsuit loss, awarding $224 million to employees that were forced to work through lunch breaks.
Monsanto faces hundreds of new cancer lawsuits as debate over glyphosate rages on
The biotech giant refutes the classification and insists that glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer.
Trump administration halts visas for Gazans as children arrive for medical care
State Department suspends temporary humanitarian visas after right wing backlash, leaving thousands of Palestinian children without access to urgent treatment.
The unprecedented Ukraine-to-Canada ‘air bridge’ could mean a brighter future for all refugees
This air bridge has the potential to be more promising than anything else in recent refugee history.
Happy ThanksGetting Day
This column is just about one tiny example of the unfairness of this current corporate/capitalist system.