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Economy Gains 339,000 Jobs in May Though Unemployment Rises to 3.7 Percent
If the goal of the Fed’s interest rate policy was to weaken the labor market, they seem to have gotten their wish.
8-Year-Old Migrant Who Died in CBP’s Custody Was Denied Hospital Treatment
Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez was denied ambulance transport to a hospital until she suffered a seizure on May 17.
Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP
“The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse.”
Montana Library Cancels Transgender Native American Author’s Event Over Drag Ban
The speaker, Adria Jawort, is a Two Spirit author who planned to discuss trans and indigenous history at the event.
Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls
Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough.
IRS Cuts in Debt Ceiling Deal Will Cost Over $40 Billion in Lost Revenue
Sheldon Whitehouse, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, pointed out that the cuts will add $19 billion to the deficit.
Manchin, Tester and Sinema Join Senate GOP to Repeal Biden Student Debt Relief
H.J. Res. 45 would reinstate the debt of over 260,000 public service workers whose loan balances have been wiped clean.
Ecofascism Is a Rising Threat. We Should Take Modi’s Ascendance as a Warning.
International greenwashing is feting and abetting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ecofascism.
More Than 530 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Been Proposed Across the Country in 2023
The U.S. soon could witness “the most substantial Pride celebrations in recent memory,” one bill tracker said.
Students Decry Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Teacher Who Showed Disney Film
“The system is broken,” the teacher in question, Jenna Barbee, said at the board meeting this week.