Ukraine Agrees to Meet for Negotiations With Russia at Belarus Border
After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his invading army to attack “from all directions,” Ukraine’s defense forces and civilian volunteers reportedly repelled an assault on Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, but battles remain underway nationwide on Sunday as diplomatic efforts unfold. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine announced Sunday that Kyiv intends to send a delegation […]
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Lobbying Firms Sever Partnerships on Russian Pipeline After Raking in Millions
Lobbyists are distancing themselves from foreign companies partnering on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project after lobbying for them for a total of $17 million since 2017. According to PoliticoThree lobbying firms cut ties to companies that had been partners in the Nord Stream 2 natural gaz pipeline. The President’s terminations put an end to […]
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Richmond Educators Win Precedent-Setting Fight for Collective Bargaining Rights
This story was published for the first time at Labor Notes. Teachers and other public school employees in Richmond, Virginia, won a major victory in December when the city’s school board, in an 8 to 1 vote, approved a resolution granting them collective bargaining rights. This victory will set a precedent for other districts in […]
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Workers “on Both Sides” Will Suffer Most From War
A Russian labor confederation boasts an offer to help Ukraine in the face of attack estimated two million members on Friday called for a “cessation of military action” and “renewal of peaceful dialogue” between officials in Moscow and Kyiv, arguing that workers in both countries are the victims of war. “The Confederation of Labor of […]
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Top Climate Publisher Has Played Major Role in Supporting Fossil Fuel Industry
This article is part of Covering Climate NowA global collaboration of news outlets that strengthens coverage of the climate story. Scientists working with one of the world’s largest climate research publishers say they’re increasingly alarmed that the company works with the fossil fuel industry to help increase oil and gas drilling, the GuardianYou can find […]
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Bipartisan Bill for Middle East “Peace” Will Enable Dictatorships and Occupation
A resolution with wide bipartisan support is being pushed through Congress that would codify one of Donald Trump’s controversial foreign policy initiatives — the so-called Abraham Accords which strengthened U.S. support for Arab dictatorships in return for their formal recognition of Israel. The Israel Relations Normalization Act Has 329House sponsors, 72 cosponsors in the SenateAlmost […]
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Republicans Are Already Sabotaging Biden’s Fragile Diplomacy With Iran
Iran and the United States appear to be in the final stages of negotiations to revive a 2015 agreement, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which imposed strict limits on Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities in exchange for lessening the country’s diplomatic and economic isolation. Some reportsIt is possible to announce a […]
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Man bravely jumps into action to help cops save children trapped inside a burning apartment
A brave man is being lauded after he saved two young children from a fire at an apartment building in Arizona. Mesa, Friday morning at 11:15 a.m. Witnesses told a Mesa police officer that children were in the apartment. The police released bodycam footage showing the officer throwing rocks at the apartment window. YouTube Moments […]
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Our Universities’ Investments in Fossil Fuels Are Unethical — and Illegal
We’ve stormed football fieldsAnd staged sit-ins to highlight our universities’ complicity in the climate crisis. We have demonstrated the imperative that our universities, self-proclaimed harbingers of “light and truth” (Yale), acting “in the service of humanity” (Princeton) transition away from fossil fuels as an energy source and take action to limit the Earth’s warming. As […]
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This 3-year-old dressed as Spider-Man is going viral, but don’t call her Spider-Girl
A little girl’s Spider-Man photoshoot has captured the hearts of thousands on the internet, including those of actors Viola Davis and Michael B. Jordan. Diamond Jackson, a professional photographer in Montgomery, Alabama, said that her youngest daughter’s love for the Marvel Comics character started during a trip at Target. “We were literally walking through Target […]
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