Thousands of Workers at Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores in Colorado Are on Strike
King Soopers and City Market workers in Colorado went on strike Wednesday to protest the insufficient offer by union members on wages and working conditions. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 rejected a contractKroger, which controls the two grocery chains, called off the strike on Tuesday. The strike is expected to last for […]
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Bernie Sanders Demands Refunds for Seniors Hit by Medicare Premium Hike
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday demanded refunds for seniors who have been hit by the 2022 Medicare premium hike after federal health officials recommended limiting the program’s coverage of Aduhelm, the unproven and expensive Alzheimer’s drug responsible A large portion of the premium will be refunded. In a statement, Sanders said CMS officials’ preliminary decision […]
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Although Democrats May Benefit From Redistricting, Midterm Outlook Remains Grim
The redistricting process used to redraw congressional districts has not been as catastrophic for Democrats as many observers thought. The consequences for democracy could still prove to be devastating: The latest round o Republican gerrymanders is likely to weaken the political power of voters from color and push the Republican Party further towards the Trumpist […]
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Activists Say Greed, Neglect Are to Blame for Bronx Fire That Killed 17 People
On Sunday, 17 people died in a massive fire that erupted in an apartment block in Bronx. The fire was blamed on a malfunctioning space heater by the city. Housing advocates claim the real problem is the lack affordable and safe housing. They cite the inability to heat the building during subzero temperatures and poor […]
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Republicans in 5 States Forged Electoral College Documents, MSNBC Host Says
According to new reporting, Loyalists under former President Donald Trump tried to certify that the Electoral College was in favor of the defeated candidate by using forged documents. MSNBC Rachel Maddow is the host. Trump loyalists forge documents in at most five states where Joe Biden defeated Trump and submit them for certification. according to […]
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Second Starbucks Location Unionizes as Union Wave Sweeps Stores Across the US
Starbucks workers successfully unionized another location on Monday. The Genesee Street store in Buffalo (New York) is now the second corporate-owned Starbucks store to form a union. After reviewing ballots that had been disputed, the National Labor Relations Board certified the results of the Genesee Street store in Buffalo. The final count was 15 to […]
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Biden Will Back Filibuster Changes After Pressure From Voting Rights Groups
President Joe Biden plans to give a speech on Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the need to pass voting rights legislation at the federal level — and to express his support for changing the filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate to do so. Republicans have used Senate filibuster as a way to block major […]
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Former Army Chaplain at Guantánamo Was Jailed There Himself
Twenty years ago today, the U.S. military began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. We speak with the prison’s former Muslim chaplain, James Yee, who was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage. All charges were dropped and he was discharged with an honourable discharge. […]
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As COVID Surges, Teachers in Chicago Are Up Against a Wall of Neoliberal Cruelty
The struggle between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot over how the city’s public schools should be operating in the face of the current COVID-19 spike has been a case study in neoliberal governance. One in four COVID tests taken in Chicago are currently coming back positiveThe majority of potential exposure locations […]
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The US Drops an Average of 46 Bombs a Day While Grandstanding for Peace
The Pentagon has published its first ever publication. Airpower SummarySince President Biden assumed office almost one year ago. These monthly reports were published in 2007 to record the number of bombs, missiles and strikes by U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2004. However, after February 2020, President Trump decided to stop publishing them and […]
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