It’s Time to Challenge the Corporate University
The United States is experiencing a period in decline. The U.S.’s turn toward authoritarianism is evidenced by actions of the Trump administration and the GOP; The January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was orchestrated by the big lieTrump was the former president. There were also anti-Black right-wing attacks on voting rights and other right-wing […]
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New York and Minnesota Are Poised to Join California as Abortion Safe Havens
A draft ruling from the United States Supreme Court This week, it was leaked, showcasing how conservative justices on the nation’s highest court intend to overturn Roe v. Wade (the 1973 ruling that made abortion legal everywhere in the U.S.), several states are now poised to become “sanctuaries” for people seeking abortions, if their home […]
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Progressive Leader Nina Turner Loses Ohio Election to Establishment Incumbent
Rep. Shontel Brown, an establishment incumbent whose campaign was boosted by torrents of super PAC spending, handily defeated progressive champion Nina Turner on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District. Outside organizations spent heavily on Brown’s behalf in the U.S. House race, a rematch of a heated special election This event attracted […]
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Starbucks Announces Wage Raises – But Only for Stores That Aren’t Unionizing
Starbucks announced on Tuesday that it is raising wages for its employees and offering a number of new benefits only to workers in stores that aren’t unionized or in a union drive – a move that is potentially illegal. The company will increase its wages to $15 an hour or a 3 percent increase for […]
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US Is Prioritizing Its Jockeying With Russia, Not Ukrainians’ Lives
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is an utter disaster for Ukraine, and the war is not going well for the Russian forces who are experiencing heavy losses and may be running low on both supplies and morale. Perhaps this is why Volodymyr Zeleskyy, the Ukrainian President, claimed a few weeks ago on the […]
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Anti-Abortion Groups Funneled Millions in Dark Money to Shape Supreme Court
What role did dark money play in the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? Andrew Perez talks with us about how right-wing extremists, conservative anti-abortion groups, and right-wing extremists funnel millions of dollars to promote politicians and Supreme Court justices that will ultimately curtail reproductive freedoms. A dark money network led by the […]
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Starmer dodges questions over ‘beergate’ gathering
Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader, has stated that Durham Police have not reached him regarding reinvestigating an April gathering in the city. Quizzed over the event by ITV’s Good Morning Britain programme earlier today, Starmer explained: “No. They should. [Durham Constabulary]They released a statement last week stating that they are not reinvestigating. They haven’t spoken […]
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140,000 car and bike thefts unsolved in 2021 as UK faces ‘crime epidemic’
Shocking new figures have revealed a “vehicle crime epidemic,” with over 140,000 car and bike thefts going unsolved by police last year. More than three quarters (77,318) of car theft cases and nine in ten (63,481) bike theft cases were closed without the identification of a suspect. The Liberal Democrats said the figures showed the […]
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Biden May Invite Starbucks and Amazon Union Organizers to the White House
The Biden administration may soon invite Starbucks and Amazon union organizers to the White House, potentially heeding Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vermont) call to do so last week. White House insiders told The Washington PostAdministration officials are currently in talks to union organizers about arranging a visit. Sources said that details are still being worked out […]
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Abortion Would Be Immediately Prohibited in 24 States If SCOTUS Overturns “Roe”
According to a memo, PoliticoYesterday, the Supreme Court voted privately to overturn Roe v. WadeAnd Planned Parenthood v. Casey — the first draft majority opinion in the modern history of the court to be disclosed publicly while a case was still pending. The draft opinion, purportedly by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. claims that Roe […]
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