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The Plea Bargain Originated as a Means to Undermine Working-Class Solidarity
By making jury trials obsolete, plea bargaining allows the American criminal legal system to run on autopilot.
Close to 6 in 10 Americans Want Trump Investigations to Continue
57 percent of respondents in a recent poll said that investigations into the former president should continue.
Conservative Group Led by Man Behind Far Right Supreme Court Got $1.6B Donation
The funds were given to a group led by Leonard Leo, who has had a major hand in the GOP’s packing of the Supreme Court.
Republicans Say They’ll Go After Labor Movement If They Take Control of House
Likely sensing the power of the labor movement, the GOP has compiled a shortlist of labor officials to go after.
GOP Candidate With Violent Past Has Said Gay People Are “Worthy of Death”
Scott Esk, who has a history of domestic violence and child abuse, is competing in a primary runoff in Oklahoma.
Israeli Raid on Seven Human Rights Groups Is Attack on Palestinian Civil Society
Israeli forces raided, ransacked and shuttered offices of seven leading Palestinian human rights organizations.
COVID Is Still Rampant, But Big Pharma Will Soon Charge for Shots and Treatments
COVID isn’t gone, and it is about to get expensive.
Sanders Calls for Rent Control, Castigates Corporate “Vultures” in Fiery Speech
At a labor rally in Boston, Sanders said a strong labor movement is the public’s best bet to fight corporate power.
Ron Johnson Suggests GOP Could Impose Nationwide Abortion Ban in the Future
The GOP senator’s viewpoints on abortion go against the beliefs of nearly two-thirds of his constituents.
Ithaca Starbucks Stores Are Union-Busting, But Workers Are Undeterred
Workers are leveraging Starbucks's labor practices to expose the hypocrisy inherent in the company's progressive image.