Labor Board Formally Rejects Starbucks’s Tactic to Delay Union Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which rejected an argument Starbucks used in its union-busting campaign on Wednesday, set a precedent against future use of this tactic. The company has repeatedly stated that union elections should be held on a regional basis and not store-by-store. Voting this way would dilute the union elections for the […]
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Republicans’ Response to Taxing the Rich? Tax the Poor.
In the new GOP platform for the midterm elections, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) has laid out the Republican party’s response to Democrats’ rallying cry to tax the rich: slash funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax the poor. “All Americans should pay some income tax to have skin in the game, even if […]
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This Year’s CPAC Promises to Be a Festival of Trump Worship
It’s the art that makes it real for me. The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) — which starts tomorrow, you lucky ducks! — has made a point in recent yearsDisplaying openly artworks that are dedicated to the 45th president were allowed. Here is Donald Trump astride a lion, astride a tank surrounded by cash […]
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Businesses Discriminating Against LGBTQ Customers
The United States Supreme Court has agreed that it will hear a case examining whether a business has the right under the First Amendment of U.S. Constitution to discriminate against LGBTQ clients. Lorie Smith, a web design professional from Denver, Colorado has asserted that her speech and religious freedom rights were violatedBecause of the state […]
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Inside Forest Defenders’ Blockade of Atlanta’s “Cop City” Training Compound
On January 28, Atlanta resident and activist April* joined about 60 racial and environmental justice protesters at Intrenchment Creek Park in the South River Forest — a vital green space that plays a crucial role in the region’s ecology, serving as Atlanta and south DeKalb County’s largest watershed and floodplain. She was there to protest […]
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Even If Nuclear War Is Averted, Ukraine’s Reactors Could Be in Line of Fire
A renowned organization comprised of U.S. and Russian physicians warned late Tuesday that a military conflict involving the two powers in Ukraine risks a nuclear “catastrophe” that could have horrific effects on all of Europe — and potentially the entire planet. In a new statement, nuclear energy specialists joined members of the International Physicians for […]
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Biden Faces Rising Pressure to Cancel Student Debt
The Debt Collective will hold an April 4th protest at the Department of Education in an effort to press the Biden Administration to keep its campaign promise to cancel student loan debt before federal student loans payments resume in May. Nearly 45 million student borrowers owe $1.8 trillion in student loans and would be relieved […]
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Trump’s “Truth Social” Site, Branded as Beacon of Free Speech, Is Banning Users
Truth Social, a social media platform founded by former President Donald Trump promised would “stand up to Big Tech” after several websites banned his account, launched on Sunday — but users have already complained about long waitlists and glitches in the sign-up and registration process. Truth Social looks a lot like Twitter, with tweets being […]
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Lawmakers Warn Biden He Can’t Unilaterally Send US Troops to Fight Russia
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden received a reminder from a bipartisan group and coalition of antiwar groups that he must seek authorization from Congress to use U.S. troops in any conflict with Russia. moving forcesThis week, it sent its own troops into eastern Ukraine. “Our nation’s laws are highly relevant to the ongoing situation in […]
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US Stokes Tensions With Russia by Building Military Base 100 Miles From Border
On February 21, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence and sovereignty of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), he sent troops into those regions to carry out what he called “peacekeeping functions.” This was undertaken in response to actions that Russia characterized as a Ukranian government offensive. Ukraine […]
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