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BP Cuts Climate Pledges While Reporting Record-Shattering Profits
The company is planning more fossil fuel output than expected after reporting a record $28 billion in profits for 2022.
Neo-Nazi Couple Arrested Over Alleged Plot to Take Down Baltimore Power Grid
Brandon Russell, one of the alleged co-conspirators, is a founder of neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division.
Employers Are Charged With Breaking Federal Labor Law in 4 in 10 Union Elections
Labor advocates say employers’ willingness to break laws in union campaigns suggests labor laws must be strengthened.
DOJ Offers to Let Members of Congress See Details of Classified Docs Trump Took
An agreement between the DOJ and a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers could come as soon as this week.
Health Care Workers Stage Largest NHS Strike in UK’s History
Years of low pay have driven many out of the profession, contributing to long waits for care and harming patient safety.
Cori Bush Invites Father of Ferguson’s Michael Brown to State of the Union
The 2014 police killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked mass protests that lasted over a year.
2 Florida School Districts Order Teachers to Cover or Remove Books in Classrooms
Florida is becoming “a laboratory of fascism,” one critic noted in response to the book bans.
$340 Million Anti-Labor Consulting Industry Is Behind Contemporary Union-Busting
Union-busting firms are teaching corporations to cynically co-opt progressive rhetoric as they crush worker organizing.
Thousands Dead as Earthquakes Devastate Syria and Turkey
The full scale of the destruction remains unknown as rescue crews attempt to reach those trapped in the rubble.
Tax Break for Big Polluters Is Also Starving Public Schools in Texas
In December, legislators killed a controversial tax program known as Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades.