Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Nationwide UPS strike ‘imminent,’ Teamsters warn after rejecting ‘appalling’ contract offer

97 percent of UPS workers represented by the Teamsters voted to authorize a nationwide strike if a deal wasn't reached with management by July 31.

From ‘Demos’ to ‘Podemos’: Popular Uprisings in Greece and Spain

The future of Europe is in flux, as popular movements in Greece and Spain gain power and challenge traditional economic and political systems. The global economic crisis created enormous suffering for billions around the world, but it also created an opening.

‘People will die’: The Trump administration said it lifted its an on lifesaving humanitarian...

“I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.

Fourth Blogger Murdered in Six Months

A fourth blogger has been murdered in Bangladesh in the past six months. "How many more bloggers must be murdered before the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina acts decisively to stem the violence and impunity?"

What if Kim Davis Refused to License Marriages of Interracial Couples? (Video)

Mike Huckabee, who might just be seeking a way to kickstart his failed presidential bid, was in full support of Kim Davis' stance against gay marriage. But would he still defend her if she had denied licenses to inter-racial couples?
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‘End the starvation’: Jewish Rabbis & allies outside NY Trump Hotel call for US...

Democracy Now! was at the demonstration and spoke to some of the protesters, including Motaz Azaiza, renowned photojournalist from Gaza, and Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari, who was arrested.

‘You Have a Mother’

A mother and a father, fighting to protect their daughter and son from death, still exist in faint particles of light. The fierce and protective love of a mother and a father is stronger than hate—it can overcome evil.
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The unchecked power of police unions

For decades, police unions have shielded officers from accountability, bullied cities into doing their bidding, and attacked lawmakers who took them on.

4 lawsuits that challenge Trump’s federal agents in Portland test issues other cities will...

The nation was founded on the principle that freedom is safeguarded by two governments, a federal government with specific, limited powers, and state governments with all other powers.

Texas Governor Abbott’s anti-migrant bills spark legal and ethical storm

Legal experts and rights groups have voiced concerns, deeming the legislation both dangerous and unconstitutional.