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Rail Union Workers Reportedly Win Right to Sick Time in Tentative Deal
The workers previously didn't receive sick days; the deal would offer unpaid days without being subject to discipline.
Sanders Tells Warren Buffett to Treat Rail Workers Better and Avert Strike
Warren Buffett is the chair of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns one of the major railways involved in the dispute.
Pelosi Says Congressional Stock Ban Bill Is Ready to Come to a Vote This Month
Advocates of the long-awaited bill say it could go a long way toward discouraging insider trading in Congress.
Report: DOJ’s Jan. 6 Inquiry Focusing on All Efforts by Trump to Undo Election
A number of subpoenas issued and actions taken indicate the DOJ's investigation into the former president is heating up.
Here’s How We Stop the Republicans’ National Abortion Ban
We must harness our outrage in this moment to build a mass movement to protect and expand abortion access nationwide.
Big Oil PR Firms Reject Invite to Hearing on Climate Disinformation
The congressional hearing will confront oil companies' lies and profiteering -- and the ads that make it possible.
Afropessimism Forces Us to Rethink Our Most Basic Assumptions About Society
“Afropessimism has one basic object of study … a diagnosis of Black suffering,” says theorist Frank B. Wilderson III.
Poll Shows Historic Tie Between Dems & GOP Over Enthusiasm to Vote in Midterms
Democrats also lead Republicans on a generic question of who voters plan to support in the midterms, the poll found.
Sanders Calls State of US Health Care an “International Embarrassment”
“Sickness should not be a cause of financial ruin,” Sanders said.
Line 3 Protesters Win Protective Ruling Against Government Repression
Indigenous Water Protectors celebrated a court ruling against police harassment of their protest camp.