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Corporations Already Spent Over $1 Billion on Lobbying in First Quarter of 2024
Big businesses have already spent $1.2 billion to ensure pro-corporate policies and ever-rising profits.
As Reservoirs Go Dry, Mexico City and Bogotá Face Impending Water Crises
Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought.
UAW Accuses Mercedes-Benz of Rampant Violations, Seeks New Union Vote in Alabama
UAW's complaint to the National Labor Relations Board accuses the company of union-busting and “wanton lawlessness.”
Muslim and Arab Writers Are Challenging Western Imperialism’s Narrative
In a new anthology, writers from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) tell the stories the West tries to erase.
Our Gaza Encampments May Fall, But They’ve Already Radicalized a Generation
Many of the Gaza solidarity encampments have now been destroyed by police. How do we make sense of their legacy?
Student Debtors and Activists Demand Biden “Fund Education, Not Genocide”
Organizers say their recent DC action was inspired by the students who’ve been arrested at Gaza solidarity encampments.
Court Gives Preliminary Approval of $600M East Palestine Derailment Settlement
The settlement will include anyone who lived, worked or owned a business within 20 miles of the train derailment.
International Court of Justice to Israel: Immediately Halt Rafah Offensive
The court also ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing for urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance.
GOP Antisemitism Hearing Is “Offensive and Dangerous,” Jewish Organizers Say
JVP’s executive director said the hearings distract from the fact that the genocide continues despite mass opposition.
Survivors of Prison Staff Abuse Say Transfer to New Facilities Hasn’t Ended Harm
When FCI Dublin closed, people were transferred to a dozen prisons where they face ongoing mistreatment and retaliation.