Wednesday, November 11, 2026

The slow, painful death of the TPP

Did the decision by proponents of the TPP to push ahead with their deal almost certainly cost Hillary Clinton the election?

Interfaith solidarity: A Muslim-led crowdfunding campaign raises $120,000 in two days for victims of...

"We wish to respond to evil with good, as our faith instructs us, and send a powerful message of compassion through action."
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‘A human tragedy’: Wildfires reveal California’s reliance on incarcerated firefighters

Lay bare the state’s reliance on prison labor to control its ever-growing wildfire season with an exploitative system many have called slave labor.
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Police officer fired after tasing woman on video

“Each member of this department shall consider it his or her duty to be of service to the general public and to render that service in a kind, considerate, and patient manner.”

Trump can’t hold back the tide of climate action

Market forces, state and local action, and strong social movements could blunt the impacts of a denialist White House.

75,000 trees donated so far to ‘Trump forest’ to offset president’s climate destruction

"We're not going to get ahead of this problem if people don't understand what it is."

Fast Food Industry Looks To Skirt Labor Law, With An Assist From Scott Walker

There has been a string of decisions that favor workers over the past couple years. Now the fast food industry is fighting back.

How unions are combating domestic violence

Dozens of unions in the United States and Canada with contract language providing domestic violence survivors with the resources crucial to breaking free of their abusers.

‘Shockingly stupid’: Trump to eliminate NASA climate research

"Chopping off science just to prevent people from talking about climate change won't work."
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Jarek Tuszyński / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule

North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.