Tag: coal miners
Miners fight to keep their pensions as the coal industry collapses
While the Trump administration is making moves, like replacing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan rule that was created to regulate carbon...
Who else might like Medicare for All? Retired coal miners who...
"Because of the inherent health risks for mine workers, we can easily see the need for a health system that guarantees they get the care they need. Only Medicare for All solves these problems, and provides the security workers need."
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Organizers plan massive Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ protests as Trump escalates attacks on dissent
Organizers say more than 2,110 protests across all 50 states will build on June’s nationwide actions, as Trump expands National Guard deployments, ICE raids, and rhetoric about cities as “training grounds.”
Warnings of ‘irreversible’ damage from Trump order to ravage Alaskan wilderness for corporate profits
Conservationists and local tribes that oppose the project argue that it’s misleading to view it as a road-building project.
Gov. Newsom signs legislation to prohibit use of algorithms to artificially raise prices on...
Advocates of the law called AB 325 "groundbreaking" and said it's a "critical step in addressing California's affordability crisis by cracking down on tech-enabled price manipulation."
White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions
Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.
Video claim challenges DHS account of Border Patrol shooting in Chicago
Attorney says body camera shows agent saying “Do something, b––” before firing; prosecutors charge two drivers as officials expand Operation Midway Blitz.