Starbucks Fires Seven Union Organizers in Memphis, Sparking Outrage
Starbucks fired seven employees from a Memphis store that had recently filed to unionize on Tuesday. The terminated workers make up almost the entirety of the store’s organizing committee, according to the union. The company claims that it fired workersFor violating several safety-security policies. Workers at the Poplar and Highland shops claim that many policies […]
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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Republican-Drawn Congressional Maps — Again
After ruling that GOP maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected Republican-drawn congressional maps Monday night. The justices ruled that the Ohio Redistricting Commission’s latest attempt to draw constitutional maps that accurately represent the electorate were too skewed toward Republicans. It was a 4 to 3 ruling, with one moderate Republican joining the […]
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Amir Locke Murder Shows “Reforming the Police” Isn’t Enough, Activists Say
Activists say the Minneapolis Police Department’s initial portrayal of the “no-knock” SWAT team raid that killed Amir Locke — and the portion of body camera footage released to the public — are the latest evidence that police and their backers are willing to distort the truth in a political effort to shield their embattled system […]
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Echoing Antiwar Activists, Sanders Warns Against Sanctions and War on Russia
Warning about the potential catastrophic consequences of what could be the deadliest European conflict since World War II, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday stressed the imperative for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis that’s brought the world’s two nuclear superpowers perilously close to war. Writing for The Guardian, Sanders (I-Vt.) notes that “wars […]
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Will Biden Declare a “No First Use” Approach to Nuclear Weapons?
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, many observers noted that, terrifyingly, he would soon be the sole person in charge of determining whether or not to use the U.S.’s vast nuclear weapons capability. He would have the ability to end all life on Earth within minutes. As Barack Obama and Joe Biden were […]
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Soaring Methane Levels Has Scientists Concerned Climate Feedback Loop Is Here
Fresh U.S. government dataScientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the rapid rise in atmospheric methane levels in recent years. This is due to the fact that human-caused climate crises have triggered a vicious feedback loop that could lead to unstoppable global warming. Research published in January by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed […]
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Workers at Largest GM Plant in Mexico Win Historic Independent Union Vote
In Mexico, thousands of workers at the country’s largest General Motors plant have won a historic vote to form an independent union, breaking from a tradition of corrupt unions tied to elites who cut deals with corporations to keep wages and benefits low. Bravo talks to us about the victory and passage of crucial labor […]
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Early Draft of RNC Censure Doc Described Capitol Attack as “Nonviolent,” “Legal”
A previous draft of the resolution that formally censured Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming), which was composed by the Republican National Committee (RNC), vastly downplayed the attack on the U.S. Capitol building last year, describing the breach of the Capitol by a mob of Trump loyalists as “non-violent.” Although the final version […]
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Sarah Bloom Raskin, Biden’s Latest Anti-Freedom, Anti-Energy Nominee
With all the attention directed to President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominate a black woman to replace retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, sadly lost is what we expect from our court and what we expect from our nation. What is our nation supposed to be about? How can we possibly think […]
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Israeli Policies Satisfy the Definition of Apartheid Under International Law
Washington, D.C. is in turmoil as both Republicans and Democrats try to denounce Amnesty International. the report it released this month, which describes Israel as an “apartheid state” and alleges that the human rights abuses committed against Palestinians by the State of Israel constitute crimes against humanity under international law. There is little new in […]
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