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![A man pushes a cart in front of a Walmart store on January 12, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1237800531-400x300.jpg)
Canadian Workers Win First Walmart Warehouse Union North of Mexico
Low wages and pressure to work dangerously fast were the main concerns that pushed them to organize.
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Trump Campaign Selects 30 Election Deniers to Be Electoral College Electors
Sources have indicated that Donald Trump is already planning to dispute the outcome of the 2024 election if he loses.
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Response to NYPD Subway Shooting Shows Deep Black and Palestinian Solidarity
For NYC organizers, the struggles against police violence at home and occupation abroad are inherently intertwined.
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Anti-Zionist Workers Are Being Purged From Jewish Institutions Across the US
A monthslong investigation found widespread targeting of Jewish professionals who show virtually any hint of dissent.
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Group Sues Florida Over Harassment of TV Stations Airing Abortion Rights Ad
“The state is attempting to censor core political speech,” the lawsuit alleges.
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Biden Admin Launches Stealth Bomber Attack on Yemen Without Congress’s Approval
The strikes come days after the Pentagon announced deployment of US troops and an advanced anti-missile system to Israel.
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Nebraska Supreme Court Enfranchises 7,000 Formerly Convicted of Felony Crimes
The ruling gives thousands in the state a limited time to register to vote in this year's elections.
![Jacques Ackerman and his wife Leigh Ackerman watch as an industrial fire burns at Chemtool Inc. on June 14, 2021, in Rockton, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1016-chemical-plant-fire-400x300.jpg)
It’s Not Just BioLab. Major Chemical Accidents Are Alarmingly Common in the US.
On average a major chemical accident occurred in the US roughly every four days since 2020. At least 57 were fatal.
![A poll worker sits outside and assists voters at a polling station at the Congregation Agudas Achim on November 3, 2020, in Bexley, Ohio.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1016-poll-worker-400x300.jpg)
Election Deniers Are Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States
Despite safeguards to prevent voting interference, some election officials worry that these recruits will sow distrust.
![Election officials count the votes for Fulton County on January 6, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1016-georgia-voting-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Judge Strikes Down Rule Mandating Hand Counting of Ballots
“Anything that adds uncertainty and disorder to the electoral process disserves the public,” said Judge Robert McBurney.