Workers Make $1.3 Million More Through Their Careers When They’re in a Union
New research reveals the many material benefits workers will reap from unionization as they seek more control over their work conditions and wages in the United States. A new studyPublished in Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor Relations Review finds that workers who are in a union throughout their careers make $1.3 million more than workers […]
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Wall Street Lobbyists Admit Big Banks Don’t Plan to Honor Their Climate Pledges
A trade association that lobbies on behalf of the largest banks in the United States told regulators that their members’ pledges to reduce investments in carbon-emitting industries are “aspirational,” implying that they shouldn’t be taken seriously by authorities. The Bank Policy Institute made these remarks in public commentsThe guidelines on climate-related risks management were developed […]
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Nuclear Power Isn’t Clean — It Creates Hellish Wastelands of Radioactive Sewage
Joshua Frank’s brilliant Atomic DaysHaymarket Books’ “The Untold Story of Nuclear Power” takes us into the horrible bowels that are nuclear power. Frank’s excursion into the radioactive wasteland of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, in eastern Washington State’s Columbia River Valley, is the ultimate real-world nightmare. Unfortunately, it serves as a wailing syren for the future […]
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66 Countries at the UN General Assembly Urge Ukraine-Russia Negotiations
The Biden administration has ruled out the idea of pushing Ukraine to negotiate with Russia to end the war, even though many U.S. officials believe neither side is “capable of winning the war outright,” reports The Washington Post. This comes as the war in Ukraine appears to be escalating on a number of fronts, with […]
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Nevada GOP Candidate Vows to “Fix” Elections to Reinstate Trump as President
A Republican candidate for secretary of state in Nevada has vowed that he and other like-minded lawmakers will “fix” election rules all over the U.S. in order to ensure former President Donald Trump gets reinstated into the White House in 2024. Appearing onstage with Trump during a rally in the state on Saturday, Jim Marchant, […]
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Surprise! New York Times Discovers Biden’s a Liar
The New York Times is signaling that it’s not wild about Joe Biden running for president again. It announced that Biden’s statements were routinely false. He’s a habitual liar. Why is this discovery happening now? The online headline of its Oct. 11 story was: “Biden, Storyteller in Chief, Spins Yarns That Often Unravel.” The subtitle: […]
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Faces Outrage Over New Postal Service Price Hikes
Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, is facing backlash for his plan to increase stamp and postcard prices as part his 10-year overhaul of mail operations. This strategy has been criticized by critics. warn This will further harm the Postal Service. The USPS published its final week-end report late last week notified The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), […]
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The Treasury Department Is Investigating DeSantis’s Migrant Transporting Stunt
The Treasury Department confirmed that it would be investigating Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s use of federal funds to transport Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, last month. Legal challenges to DeSantis’s actions — A lawsuit by the migrants alleging that the governor and others caused “economic, emotional and constitutional harms” to them […]
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Abortion Bans Are a Top Issue for Democratic Voters This Midterm, Poll Shows
Half of voters say the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated to vote in next month’s midterm elections, with enthusiasm growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new poll from KFF. The survey also showed Most voters, regardless […]
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Far Right Supreme Court Justices Reject Appeal of Man Condemned by Racist Jurors
On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court decided – along partisan lines – against hearing an appeal from a Black man on death row in Texas who was found guilty by an all-white jury with at least three members who espoused racist views. In 2005 Andre Thomas was convicted of killingHis white wife, his son, […]
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