Sanders Condemns Israeli Forces for Attack on Slain Journalist’s Funeral
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday called the attack on the funeral procession of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh that took place earlier in the day “an outrage” that must be condemnation by the U.S. government as he also called for an investigation into the killing. Friday’s attack was described as “horrific” and “grotesque” across the […]
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Resident Physicians Are Unionizing. They Must Challenge For-Profit Health Care.
Around the country, resident physicians are joining unions. Recent votes by residents at the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM), Stanford Medical Center (SMC), and Keck School of Medical of USC have all led to them joining the Committee of Interns and Residents, which is part of larger Service Employees International Union. These victories were […]
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White Supremacist Massacre in Buffalo Shows Alt-Right Ideology Leads to Murder
A white supremacist opened fire in a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday. Ten people were killed, and three others were wounded. Of the eleven victims, eleven were Black. The horrific attack showed the influence of other massacres by the terrorist wing of the “alt-right” that took place during the Trump presidency. These attacks are now part […]
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Let’s End the Shame of Student Debt While Calling for Its Cancellation
My past-due parking tickets were a major reason I lost favorability with voters last year when I ran for mayor in Buffalo, New York. There was much talk in mainstream media about the amount of debt Stacy Abrams had when she ran for governor in Georgia in 2018. These are examples that I share because […]
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Judge Orders Partial Block of GOP-Backed Law Targeting Trans Youth in Alabama
A federal judge partially blocked a law passed in Alabama by Republican legislators that made it a crime punishable by up to ten year imprisonment to prescribe hormone therapy and gender-affirming hormonal blockers to minors. AccordingTo The New York Times, the order by U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke will allow some of the legislation […]
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Meatpacking Industry Was Indifferent to Worker Safety Amid COVID, Report Shows
Tyson Foods’ CEO, Tyson Foods, reached out to Smithfield Foods’ head to make a proposal after hundreds of meatpacking workers became ill from the coronavirus spreading through their plants and into the communities. Smithfield’s pork plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had been hit particularly hard, and state and local officials were pressuring the company […]
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Families of Trans Kids in Texas Struggle With Options Amid Crackdown on Care
Cameron Wright, 16, has always seen himself as a “dude.” As a young child, Cameron didn’t have the words to explain the disconnect between how he saw himself and how the world saw him. But he knew that despite being born in a girl’s body, he was meant to be a boy. After taking reversible […]
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Mayor Khan can’t legalise Cannabis, but he can tackle violent drug crime
This week Sadiq Khan announced further details of his long-awaited London drugs commission – a key election pledge of last year’s London Mayoral campaign. Khan – who used a visit to an LA cannabis dispensary to announce the details – revealed that the commission will be headed up by Lord Falconer, former Chair of the […]
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Activists Have Gathered Enough Signatures to Put $18 Wage on California Ballot
California voters will likely soon get a chance to vote on raising the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, as proponents of the proposal have gathered enough signatures for the measure to appear on the ballot this November. The Living Wage Act was adopted on Thursday announced that the group has begun submitting the […]
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Mass Protest Is Rising — Can It Confront Global Capitalism?
The world is now experiencing an era of increasing class struggle and popular protest, as the global economy struggles to recover and international tensions rise in the wake the Russian invasion. Revolt took off around the globe in the aftermath of the 2008 world financial collapse that put an end to two decades of the […]
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