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Calls Grow for Public Ownership of Rail System Following Ohio Train Derailment
Railroad Workers United, which brings together members from 12 rail unions, has led the call for nationalization.
Trump’s Former Budget Director Is Advising GOP to Cut Medicaid by $2 Trillion
Russ Vought is urging House GOP to gut many federal programs that low-income people rely on to meet basic needs.
Lawsuit Uncovers Chicago’s Failure to Provide Disability Protections in Housing
Advocates say people with disabilities are suffering the worst consequences of the U.S.’s affordable housing crisis.
Over 85 People Incarcerated at Washington Detention Center Go on Hunger Strike
The detention center is notorious for its lack of sanitation, medical neglect, and use of solitary confinement.
How One Delaware City Ended Prison Gerrymandering
Prison gerrymandering “distorts our democracy,” one prison reform advocate said.
Syrian Earthquake Victims Desperately Need Aid — and an End to US Sanctions
Sanctions collectively punish innocent Syrians who have already endured years of war, displacement and disaster.
US Meatpacking Plants Illegally Employed Over 100 Children, DOL Finds
The probe found that Packers Sanitation Services had kids as young as 13 working with dangerous equipment and chemicals.
Kurdish Activists Offer a Beacon to the World. Erdoğan Wants to Crush Them.
Turkish bombs continue to hit civilian and military targets in northern Syria on an almost daily basis.
NYC’s Austerity Budget Is Leaving Asylum-Seeking Students With Few Resources
Schools are scrambling to provide asylum seekers with everything from warm clothing to emotional support.
Syria and Turkey’s Earthquake Reminds Us That Disasters Are Inherently Political
There is no natural disaster untouched by politics, capitalism and racism.