Friday, July 24, 2026

Guilty of grand theft overtime

A new ruling denies overtime protection to millions of workers.

Two major pipeline spills reported same week Trump advances KXL, DAPL

America's 2.5 million miles pipelines “suffer hundreds of leaks and ruptures every year, costing lives and money.”
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“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.”

These industry titans oppose Trump’s order to build pipelines with U.S. steel

The U.S. Department of Commerce will consider all of these comments as it inches toward a draft set of regulations.

Report reveals major corporations are funding lawmakers behind anti-democracy bills

“It is now more urgent than ever to build a just transition away from fossil fuels and fight off attacks against protest and our freedom to vote, so that we can have a planet our communities can thrive on.”

Blueprint for Post-9/11 Surveillance: U.S. Began Bulk Collection of Phone Call Data in 1992

Evidently, the federal government has been secretly tracking phone calls years before the 9/11 attacks. It was the Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Administration back in 1992 that paved the way for NSA in 2001.

Don’t let youth climate activists like me burn out

To all the COP26 delegates and others with power over what happens at this conference: Please show us that you’ve heard us.

LAPD motorcycle cop charged with filing false report and perjury

“Investigators working in partnership with the Justice System Integrity Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office established probable cause to believe that the officer’s BWV (body worn video) footage was inconsistent with the written report.”

Bringing workers’ rights into a Constitution? An innovative state ballot proposal could offer a...

A Nov. 8 referendum will give Illinois voters the opportunity to enact a “Workers’ Rights Amendment” to the state constitution.

What more is there to say on gun laws?

There comes a point where you feel like there’s nothing more to say about gun violence that hasn’t already been said.