Tag: justice
Judge says California’s Prop 22 unconstitutional in ‘major’ win for gig...
A measure that let so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft limit worker protections—is unconstitutional.
Former Tennessee deputy charged with assaulting police officers during Capitol riots
Ronald McAbee was arrested Tuesday after the FBI received a tip concerning his exposed identity on police body cam footage during the Capitol riots.
To save the planet, we need to end corporate funding of...
Those fighting to protect the planet face intense police repression that's funded by private corporations.
‘Huge legal win’: Court stops police from blockading Line 3 protester...
"The Hubbard County sheriff has been served notice that his illegal campaign of militarized harassment and obstruction against our clients must end now."
‘Which side are you on?’: Poor People’s Campaign pressures US Senate...
“Democracy versus autocracy is the battle of our time,” said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II.
Chicago Alderman and her chief of staff indicted on bribery charges
Carrie Austin is now one of three sitting members of the City Council under federal indictment, along with Ed Burke and Patrick Daley Thompson.
Supreme Court blunts voting rights in Arizona—and potentially nationwide—in controversial ruling
The court’s decision further erodes the Voting Rights Act. Attention now shifts to Congress to see whether it will respond.
America cannot afford another lost decade for Black workers
As the country seeks to reinvent itself once again, it's time to place Black workers at the center of an economic recovery that works for everyone.
What does accountability look like without punishment?
If we commit to abolishing "death-making institutions" and instead build those that are life-giving, we might not be so married to revenge and punishment.
Changing the way the military handles sexual assault
Or how not to leave the fox guarding the henhouse.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.