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Union Drive at Missouri Cannabis Company Could Impact National Labor Law
The National Labor Relations Board is poised to make a pivotal ruling on cannabis workers’ right to unionize.
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Report: Electric Vehicles Dependent on Exploitation of Miners in the Congo
Big Tech companies dodge accountability for buying battery components sourced from mines relying on forced child labor.
AOC Blasts Trump Rally Comedian’s Racist Joke About Puerto Rico
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian at the Trump rally, used his set “to boost neo-Nazis,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.
Israeli Forces Arrest All But 1 Doctor at Last Operational North Gaza Hospital
“The smell of death has spread around the hospital,” one official said.
Housing Activists in Spain Occupy Vacant Bank-Owned Buildings and Halt Evictions
In addition to reclaiming vacant buildings, a collective in Manresa, Spain, halts roughly three evictions per week.
Literary Institutions Are Pressuring Authors to Remain Silent About Gaza
Requiring authors remain silent about war at the risk of losing their livelihoods is not only ironic but also sinister.
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Over 1,000 Authors Sign Letter Vowing to Boycott Israeli Literary Institutions
Campaign organizers say it’s the largest cultural boycott of Israel ever declared.
Philadelphia DA Sues to Block Elon Musk’s “Illegal” $1 Million Lottery to Voters
“All lotteries in Pennsylvania must be regulated” by the state, District Attorney Larry Krasner said in his lawsuit.
A City in Texas Just Put $10,000 Bounties on Trans People Using the Bathroom
The ordinance’s enforcement mechanisms are among the most extreme of any bathroom ban in the United States.
Appeals Court Rules That Virginia’s Effort to Purge Voters Was Unlawful
Immediately after the ruling, the state’s GOP attorney general indicated he would appeal it to the Supreme Court.
“There are no ‘normal’ deaths occurring during this war. Everything we once took for granted — like burying our dead and grieving together — has been stolen from us.”
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Owner Jeff Bezos Reportedly Nixes Washington Post Endorsement of Harris
The billionaire stepped in after an endorsement had already been written, sparking outrage among the paper’s staff.
Harris’s Silence on FTC Chair Shows Billionaires Are Winning the Election
As the Harris campaign lurches right to appeal to GOP voters, its richest backers have Lina Khan in their sights.
US Could Fully Fund Social Security by Targeting Wealthy Tax Dodgers, Wyden Says
“The ultra-wealthy are avoiding nearly $2 trillion in taxes every 10 years,” Sen. Ron Wyden said during a hearing.
Borders Are Drawn to Protect Stolen Wealth. They Are a Process, Not a Place.
From Europe to the US, politicians are expanding the violence of border policing and scapegoating migrants.