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Sanders Tells Starbucks CEO to Stop Union Busting and “Obey the Law”
“This is a pivotal moment for Starbucks,” Bernie Sanders wrote in a letter to Howard Schultz. “End the union busting.”
Electric Vehicles Could Service 99 Percent of Mail Routes, USPS Inspector Finds
The report bolsters the argument against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to buy a fleet that’s 90 percent gas run.
Dark Money “Women’s Groups” Are Using Anti-Trans Scaremongering to Oppose ERA
Anti-feminist women’s groups set on quashing the Equal Rights Amendment are stoking baseless fears about trans women.
Bernie Sanders Calls for the Cancellation of All Medical Debt
“‘Medical debt’ and ‘Medical bankruptcy’ are two phrases that should not exist,” Sanders said.
GOP Attacks Threaten Gender-Affirming Care for a Third of Trans Youth in the US
Fifteen states are moving to restrict gender-affirming care for an estimated 58,000 youth and young adults.
Amid Russia’s War, Some US Hawks Are Calling for Trillion-Dollar Military Budget
The Pentagon budget is already so huge that returning to Cold War levels would mean reducing, not increasing spending.
Ukraine’s Children Are Vulnerable to Shady Adoption Schemes
A far right Christian pastor just showed up in Poland with 63 Ukrainian kids. That may be just the beginning.
Wealthy Countries Must End Oil and Gas Production by 2034, Report Says
For a 50 percent chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C, rich countries must cut off oil and gas in the next 12 years.
COVID-Fueled Solitary Confinement Still Plagues Prisons and Jails
Two years into the pandemic, prisons are still using torturous conditions over depopulating prisons to stop the spread.
Starbucks Workers Have Now Filed to Unionize at Over 150 Locations
Since the end of February, two stores have filed to unionize every day on average.