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Texas Abortion Ban Is a Violation of International Law
UN experts tasked with monitoring human rights abuses across the globe are condemning Texas’s near-total abortion ban.
Immigrant Gig Workers Risked Their Lives During Ida. They Want Better Wages.
Delivery app workers don't receive health care, paid time off, workers' compensation or a minimum wage guarantee.
House Democrats Want Medicare Expansion in Budget Reconciliation Bill
125 House Democrats introduced legislation last Friday that would lower the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.
NLRB Is Reviewing a Rule Change That Has Helped Bosses Bust Unions for Decades
Under the Joy Silk doctrine, the NLRB may be able to effectively force bosses into recognition of a union.
Thousands of Trump Supporters Answered Bannon’s Call to Seize GOP at Local Level
Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon called on supporters to exert more influence over how elections are run locally.
More Than 38,000 Species Are Now at Risk of Extinction, New Report Says
Human rights NGOs say current government policy will facilitate land grabs and fail to protect species from dying off.
Both Government and International Community Are Failing Tunisia Amid COVID Spike
The inequality between the Global North and the Global South remains the major factor of having late access to vaccines.
The Squad Joins Line 3 Pipeline Protests in Support of Fight Against Enbridge
“We are here because the climate crisis is here,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
Police Unions Are Leading the Opposition to Vaccine Mandates for Public Workers
As cities consider a vaccine requirement for all city employees, police unions are promising to resist such measures.
Environmental Groups Sue Biden Admin to Block Record Offshore Oil Lease Sale
In violation of campaign promises, Biden will offer 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to the oil and gas industry.