News | Economy & Labor Trader Joe’s Workers Will Vote on Forming Company’s First Union This Month The union drive is already spreading, as workers in Minneapolis also recently filed for a union election. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Largest US Nursing Union Calls for Ending Filibuster to Codify Abortion Rights “Nurses understand that abortion is an essential part of health care,” officials from National Nurses United said. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Workers at Over 300 Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize Over 5,000 Starbucks workers have now unionized with Starbucks Workers United, according to some counts. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace Putin Declares a Win in Luhansk Despite Massive Losses Russia consolidated control of the Luhansk Oblast as partisan saboteurs claimed attacks on Russian rail lines. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections The Supreme Court Is Now Further Right Than It’s Been Since the Early 1930s Only a quarter of Americans say they have confidence in the court, following a spate of far right rulings this year. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Highland Park Shooting Was a Very American Attack As our safe spaces dwindle and our fears rise, fascism finds an ever-growing foothold. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Petition Calling for Clarence Thomas’s Impeachment Reaches 1 Million Signatures Though only one Supreme Court justice has ever been impeached, the current circumstances are unprecedented. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Said It Was Time to “Move On” Hours After Shooting More than 300 mass shootings have been documented in the U.S. since the start of the year. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Nearly 2 Dozen GOP States Are Trying to Use COVID Relief Funds for Tax Cuts Some states are attempting to finance tax cuts for the wealthy instead of devoting the money to combating the pandemic. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 5, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health “Hell on Earth” Used to Be a Bold Metaphor. Now It’s Our Potential Future. When will the pain of the climate crisis become too great to ignore? By Tom Engelhardt , TomDispatch July 5, 2022 Truthout