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Abd El-Fattah Is a Political Prisoner in Egypt. US Aid Is Funding His Jailers.
Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah, voice of the Arab Spring revolutions, began a hunger strike on April 2.
Labor Officials Find Amazon Threatened Pro-Union Workers With Wage Cuts
NLRB officials found the company threatened workers in captive audience meetings that they would have their wages cut.
Republicans Gave Tours of Capitol Before Attack, According to Jan. 6 Committee
Up until this week, Republicans had denied that such tours had ever taken place.
Baby Formula Maker Chose Shareholders Over Safety Amid Deadly Bacterial Outbreak
New documents show Abbott issued stock buybacks instead of investing in equipment that could have saved babies' lives.
AOC Says Bipartisan Bill to Grant Puerto Rico Self-Determination Is “Un Milagro”
The bill is a result of negotiations between pro-statehood advocates and lawmakers in favor of self-determination.
Anti-Terrorism Bill Targeting White Supremacists Puts House GOP on the Defensive
Progressives put civil liberties “guardrails” in the domestic terrorism bill passed by the House this week.
Noam Chomsky: The Supreme Court Is Wielding Illegitimate Authority in the US
The Supreme Court has returned to its ultra-reactionary roots, and effects of this turn will be “extreme,” Chomsky says.
Oklahoma GOP Passes Anti-Abortion Bill That Bans Procedure at Fertilization
The ban utilizes a Texas-like enforcement mechanism, allowing residents to sue abortion providers for sums of $10,000.
CPAC Speakers in Hungary Embrace Plan for “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy”
Europe's first Conservative Political Action Conference called for the left to be “exposed, demonized and crushed.”
26 of US’s Richest Billionaires Paid 4.8 Percent Tax Rate in Recent Years
Warren Buffett paid an effective tax rate of only 0.1 percent between 2013 and 2018, IRS documents show.