Tag: public workers
Public workers’ trump card
The larger story is that public workers who lack any formal power to strike – but have the informal power not to work – are becoming a new force in American politics and labor relations.
As Public Pensions Shift to Risky Wall Street, Local Politicians Rake...
A recent political scandal in which investments done in secret are politically connected with Wall Street's firms who are in return earning millions off of taxpayers is getting little coverage. Journalist David Sirota is revealing his findings about these secrets to Democracy Now.
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Media bias and movement building: Bernie Sanders’ revolutionary 2020 campaign
“Bernie Sanders makes my skin crawl. And I can’t even identify for you what exactly it is.” Former assistant U.S. attorney Mimi Rocah on...
Deputy resigns after charged with shooting unarmed woman and lying to investigators
Recorded on police dashcam video shooting an unarmed woman in the groin, a Florida sheriff’s deputy was indicted Wednesday on charges that...
Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal plan
Yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his version of a Green New Deal proposal which seems to be the most aggressive plan compared...
For millions of dogs, South Korea is hell on Earth
Summer in South Korea brings the brutal Boknal “dog eating days,” when more than a million dogs are tortured and slaughtered for meat.
Hidden Trump report reveals water plan will harm endangered whales and salmon
It's become a familiar story with the Trump administration: Scientists write a report that shows the administration's policies will cause environmental damage,...