Trader Joe’s Workers Announce New Union Effort in Letter to CEO
Trader Joe’s workers in Massachusetts are forming their own union in order to combat what they describe as a toxic work culture cultivated by the supposedly progressive company. Workers at a Trader Joe’s location in Hadley, Massachusetts, sent a letterDan Bane, CEO, announced Saturday that they will unionize and asked for the company not to […]
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SCOTUS Decision in Cruz Case Makes It Easier for Mega-Wealthy to Influence Races
The Supreme Court has sided with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) along partisan lines in a ruling on campaign fundraising that “injures the integrity” of the political process, according to one dissenting justice. The case involved Cruz’s use of post-election campaign fundraising dollars in order to pay himself back for personal loans he took out and […]
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Journalists Accused Israel of Targeting Them 2 Weeks Before Killing of Abu Akleh
Two weeks to go before the Israeli forces arrive assassinated beloved Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the International Federation of Journalists, the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate and the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians had submitted a formal complaintInternational Criminal Court has accused Israel of systematically targeting Palestinian journalists. “The targeting of journalists and media organisations […]
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After Buffalo Mass Shooting, We Must Renew Calls for Reparations
In one of this year’s deadliest mass shootings, a white supremacist opened fire Saturday on a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 and wounding three others. Eleven of the victims were Black. The suspect, aged 18, posted racist ideas online before streaming his attack live-streamed. We go to Buffalo […]
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Labour slam ‘risky’ new foreign aid plans
Labour have this afternoon criticised the foreign secretary’s plans for the future of UK international development. Labour’s shadow international development minister Preet Kaur Gill said the public would prefer an aid budget that was geared toward: “help[ing] those most in need around the world, not horse-traded for favours to big British corporations”. She went on: […]
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PM preps for protocol changes ahead of Belfast talks
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, is scheduled to attend crunch discussions in Belfast today ahead plans to scrap large sections of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Delivering a “tough message” in private meetings on his first visit to Belfast since the Assembly elections, Johnson is expected say that – while the UK government will “play its […]
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How MAGA Conservatives Are Reshaping the Republican Party
J.D. Vance’s commanding victory in Ohio’s Republican major Could 3 put the anti-establishment, Trump-endorsed candidate one step nearer to the U.S. Senate. His victory was the most recent in a collection of wins by populists who symbolize the celebration’s MAGA wing. Henry Olsen, a senior fellow on the Ethics and Public Coverage Middle and a […]
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Privacy Experts Warn Data From Period-Tracking Apps May Soon Be Used Against You
It’s estimated that millions of people in the U.S. use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. These apps can be used to help you know when your period is over. After PoliticoPublished May 2, 2009. a draft opinionThe Supreme Court has indicated that Roe v. WadePeople […]
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People in US Don’t Support the Gaza Blockade. Why Won’t Congress Take Action?
Jamea Shalout’s home in Rafah, Gaza, consists of two rooms built of cinder blocks and cement. In the room I met her in late 2019 the only personal belongings were the sleeping mats and blankets that her family spreads at night. Across a dirt courtyard, there is a small kitchen and bathroom — with cinderblock […]
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Louisiana Bill Classifying Abortion as Homicide Receives Backlash From the Right
Original publication by The 19th. A Louisiana bill that would have made abortion a homicide was defeated. This shows how far lawmakers and anti-abortion organizations are willing to go in order to end the practice. The legislation’s singular sponsor, Rep. Danny McCormick, removed the bill, titled the Abolition of Abortion in Louisiana Act of 2022, […]
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