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Unionized Veterans Are Joining Labor’s Fight Against Trump
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (765+ words) At agencies like the VA, more than 100,000 former service members have been adversely affected by Republican attacks. The U.S. is home to 17 million military veterans. About 1.3 million of them currently work in union jobs, with women and people of color making…...
How Ciji Graham Died While Waiting for an Abortion in North Carolina
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (1326+ words) The young mother was denied urgent treatment for her heart condition due to her pregnancy. When Ciji Graham visited a cardiologist on Nov. 14, 2023, her heart was pounding at 192 beats per minute, a rate healthy people her age usually reach during…...
First US Sale of Seized Venezuelan Oil Goes to Company of Trump Megadonor
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (348+ words) Proceeds from the oil sale are being'stashed in Qatar, an arrangement critics say opens the door to more'corruption. The first US sale of Venezuelan oil since the Trump administration illegally attacked the South American country earlier this month went to…...
EU Weighs Deploying Its Own Economic Weapon Against Trump’s Greenland Aggression
16+ hour, 52+ min ago (545+ words) The EU cannot simply move on to business as usual," said one member of European Parliament. The European Union appears to be done trying to appease US President Donald Trump over his demands to be given control of Greenland. The…...
MLK’s Struggle Against Policing and Surveillance Is Still Alive in Memphis Today
18+ hour, 5+ min ago (486+ words) From surveillance of racial justice organizing to terror under Trump's Memphis task force, we face ongoing repression. That history is not behind us. It is unfolding again. To understand this moment, we must tell the truth about King's. King was…...
Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1790+ words) Coretta Scott King's vision shaped MLK's politics and the broader freedom struggle, says historian Jeanne Theoharis. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids schools, states ban honest teaching about race and gender, and public officials invoke Martin Luther King Jr....
A Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (571+ words) Housing First policies are being replaced with punitive reforms that could push 170,000 people back into homelessness. Last fall, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) nearly triggered a homelessness disaster of its own making. A rush of policy changes…...
Mahmoud Khalil: The Trump Administration Aims to “Make an Example Out of Me”
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (369+ words) Khalil's supporters fear a new ruling could pave the way for the Trump administration to rearrest and deport him. The appeals court did not weigh in on the constitutional merits, instead saying Khalil should have appealed his removal order in…...
December Saw Fastest Monthly Food Price Increases Since Pandemic
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (480+ words) The president promised during the 2024 campaign to reverse price increases, but he has failed to deliver. For months, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that food prices have gone down under his watch " but a new federal report shows that…...
Leavitt Derides Reporters for Expressing Concerns Over Trump’s Desire to Cancel Midterms
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (545+ words) Polling shows Democrats have a wide lead over Republicans in the upcoming midterm races, at least for now. In an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled he was upset that congressional elections will be taking place later…...