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Florida’s Repressive Laws Are Exacerbating a Growing National Teacher Shortage
A hostile climate toward educators, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues and race, is pushing people out of the profession.
Lululemon Workers in DC Become the Latest to Join Retail Union Wave
If they’re successful, the workers could be the first of the company’s 315 locations to unionize.
Marriage Equality Bill Could Break Senate Filibuster, Lawmakers Say
The bill will need at least 10 Republicans to join every member of the Democratic caucus to pass a Senate filibuster.
Sanders Urges Progressives to Keep Fighting: “Despair Is Not an Option”
“We are fighting for not just ourselves but for the future,” he said. “So it seems to me that despair is not an option.”
House Passes Bill Barring States From Restricting Access to Contraception
The bill comes as a response to Clarence Thomas’s warning that birth control could be next on the chopping block.
Young Workers Are Bridging the Climate and Labor Movements
Ongoing organizing in the labor movement could have enormous implications for curbing the climate crisis.
Jan. 6 Committee Will Show How Trump Was Resistant to Condemning Violence
Trump “displayed extreme difficulty” in officially condemning the attack, one committee member said.
Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19, White House Says
Biden plans to continue carrying out his duties while in isolation at the White House.
Climate Crisis Drives Migratory Monarch Butterflies Onto Endangered List
The climate emergency is pushing monarch butterflies to the brink of extinction, as government action falls short.
Pharma Is Mobilizing to Tank Democrats’ Effort to Cut Prescription Drug Costs
The pharmaceutical industry is mobilizing its army of lobbyists to attack Senate Democrats' Medicare drug pricing plan.