Liz Truss’s Overturn of Fracking Ban in the UK Is Sparking Grassroots Resistance
The first license to drill for shalegas in Britain will be issued soon after the ban on the practice in 2019 following a 2.9-Richter earthquake at a fracking well near Blackpool, Lancashire. Overturning Britain’s ban on fracking was one of the first initiatives announced this month by the incoming government under Tory leader Liz Truss. […]
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What the Media Narrative Gets Wrong About the Jackson Water Crisis
The big news in Jackson, Mississippi is that we now have running water. Many residents of this 150,000-person city had to make do without water after the pumps at the main water treatment facility in the city went down a few weeks back. Even better news, for the first time in months the city is not […]
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1 Person Dies of Hunger Every 4 Seconds
A letter signed by more than 200 humanitarian organizations calls for world leaders to urgently address world hunger at the United Nations General Assembly. It cites that one person dies from hunger every four seconds. We speak to Abby Maxman, president of the United Nations General Assembly. CEO of Oxfam America, one of the letter’s […]
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More Than 1,000 Teamsters Rally Outside Amazon’s Seattle Headquarters
More than 1,000 members of the Teamsters union and allies turned out Tuesday in downtown Seattle to stand in solidarity with Amazon workers and to denounce the tech titan’s “union-busting tactics and dangerous labor practices.” In a rally coinciding with this week’s Teamsters Women’s Conference in Seattle, demonstrators gathered outside Amazon’s headquarters in the northwestern […]
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Trump’s Pick for Special Master Says He’s Not Buying “Declassification” Claims
The special master set to examine the 11,000 documents that were retrieved from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month — including More than 100 documents were marked as classified — has voiced skepticism over Trump’s assertion that he declassified the documents before leaving office, citing his lawyers’ refusal to specify whether or not […]
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New York Prisons Are Blatantly Violating State Law Limiting Solitary Confinement
New York advocates fought for eight years to limit solitary confinement in the state’s jails and prisons. They rallied at state capitol, lobbyed legislators, built mock solitary confinement cells to gain public support, and even went on hunger strike. They rejoiced when New York passed Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Sole Confinement (HALT). ActThis law drastically […]
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Putin Has Issued His Most Explicit Nuclear Threat Yet
Global non-proliferation campaigners said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest threat to use nuclear weapons—and insistence that he isn’t bluffing — represents a dangerous escalation of the Ukraine war and provides further evidence that the status quo of nuclear posturing and brinkmanship risks calamity. In a televised address — a full transcript of which […]
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Philadelphia Home Depot Workers File to Form Company’s First-Ever Retail Union
Philadelphia Home Depot employees working as retail workers filed a petitionThis week, unify! seeking to It is possible that the store will be the first to form a union. The filing covers 274 employees, according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the union is listed as “Home Depot Workers United.” This will likely […]
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States Need Constitutional Amendments to Protect Abortion From Right-Wing Judges
Since the Supreme Court was held in 2008, the majority of the Supreme Court members who are right-leaning have been Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationMany states have outlawed or restricted abortion because the U.S. Constitution doesn’t protect it. California is one of these states that are trying to make abortion legal in their constitutions. […]
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UK business’s energy bills to be capped
Jacob Rees-Mogg, business secretary, has revealed plans to help businesses deal with the cost of living crisis. The government has announced that wholesale energy costs will be reduced by up to half for businesses during winter months. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme will mean those on fixed-term contracts, agreed on or after 1 April, will […]
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