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Health Care Workers in Los Angeles Arrested During Protest Over Staffing Crisis
The Labor Day action outside a Kaiser Permanente facility came amid an ongoing strike authorization vote.
Grassroots Organizing in Red States Is at the Heart of Abolitionist Struggle
Here’s what we can learn from abolitionists who are organizing in some of the most conservative parts of the country.
New Report Shows Major Banks Continue to Fund Climate Chaos in Global South
The report calls on banks to make good on their climate promises and stop funding fossil fuels and deforestation.
As Hunger Grows Across US, GOP Shutdown Threats Imperil Food Aid Programs
Up to 750,000 children, postpartum adults, and others eligible for WIC could be turned away from the program.
New Filings Reveal More Luxury Trips and Payments to Ginni Thomas
The amended disclosures reveal that Thomas was paid nearly $700,000 between 2003 and 2007 by the Heritage Foundation.
Wealthy Family Seeks to Reopen Plant That Spewed Pollution in Black Communities
Owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, the plant closed in 2021 after years of environmental violations.
Amid Rising Global Temperatures, Doctors and Nurses Focus in on Extreme Heat
A new alert system prompts clinicians to talk about heat with patients, who often don't realize the risks they face.
US Will Send Depleted Uranium Arms to Ukraine Despite Risk to Civilians
The weapons have been linked to spikes in birth defects, miscarriages and cancer.
UK May Block Assange’s Attendance at Appeal to European Court of Human Rights
U.K. officials deny the case is about press freedom, and they won’t say anything about whether Assange can go to France.
New Poll Shows Massive Public Backlash to Anti-LGBTQ School Policies
The numbers show GOP policies like book bans, sports discrimination, and Don't Say Gay bills are wildly unpopular.