Child Care Workers and Parents Unite to Demand Livable Wages and Affordable Care
Shineal Hunter is proud of her role as a Philadelphia child care provider. Her daycare center helps parents raise their children while they are at work. Hunter is also proud that her daughters want to follow in her footsteps and care for children — but she does not want them send them into an “industry […]
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Prince Charles sets out government’s agenda in Queen’s absence
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Minister says emergency budget ‘not off the table’
Kit Malthouse, the minister of police, has not ruled out an emergency budget to address the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Quizzed by Sky News this morning after British Chambers of Commerce head Shevaun Haviland urged the chancellor to tackle soaring costs, Malthouse explained that he “ did not know” if an emergency budget would happen. “You […]
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8 Times Leftists Protested Outside Conservatives’ Homes
If at first you don’t succeed … then amp up your intimidation tactics and go protest at a person’s home. It seems that this has been the mantra of leftist activists in recent decades, who have increased their targeting of the private homes of lawmakers, White House officials and Supreme Court justices. Doug Blair, my […]
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Protesters Plan Sit-Ins Outside Manchin and Sinema’s Offices Over Filibuster
The franchise, abortion rights, and the prospect for meaningful climate action all under increasing threat, grassroots progressives from Arizona and West Virginia are planning to hold a day nonviolent direct action to pressure Democratic Senators later in the month. Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema must end their support of the legislative filibuster. “On May 23rd, Arizonans […]
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Kathy Boudin, Tireless Fighter for Justice — Rest in Power
Kathy Boudin is gone. She died on May Day in Manhattan, with her son, Chesa Boudin (now San Francisco’s district attorney), and her partner, David Gilbert, at her side. She was 78 years old, and she’d lived a large and remarkable life. Friends and family gathered to mourn, to witness, and to celebrate. And she […]
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Pipeline Company Targets Individual Tribal Members in Court Battle for Line 5
Enbridge is getting personal with the Bad River Ojibwe tribe over the company’s Line 5 pipeline route through tribal lands in Wisconsin. In recent lawsuits, Enbridge has targeted individual tribal members and staff, seeking the court’s permission to question them under oath about their “thought process” in opposing renewal of the company’s easement through the […]
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Alabama Ban on Trans Youth Health Care Is Part of Attack on Bodily Autonomy
Alabama has become the first U.S. State to make it illegal to provide trans youths with gender-affirming health care. Sunday saw the passage of a law banning the use and abuse of hormones and puberty blocksers. This could be lifesaving for teens and trans children. Doctors and other people found in violation of this law […]
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Mississippi Governor Leaves Open the Possibility of Banning Some Contraceptives
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves did not provide clear answers over the weekend about whether his state would ban certain contraception types in the event that the Supreme Court overturns almost 50 years of precedent in abortion rights in a ruling involving a law he passed last year. Mississippi’s state lawyers in Dobbs v. Jackson […]
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Most Americans Want Congress to Pass a Bill to Protect Abortion Rights
Not only do Americans want the Supreme Court uphold their rights, but so do many other Americans. Roe v. WadeThey want Congress to pass an federal law to ensure that abortion will be legalized, according to new polling. The CBS News/YouGovPoll of 2,088 adult U.S residents found that 58% of respondents want Congress pass a […]
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