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Sanders Vows to Vote Against $858B Defense Bill, Calls for Medicare for All
“We have got to start protecting the needs of working families,” Sanders emphasized.
Gov. Jim Justice’s Coke Plant Fined $925,000 for Polluting Black Neighborhoods
Community advocates in West Virginia say that the fine is too small to offset the harm done by Bluestone Coke.
DOJ Is “On a Path to Charge” Trump, Former U.S. Attorney Says
Polling has found that 57 percent of Americans want various investigations into Trump’s alleged wrongdoings to continue.
Progressives Vow to “Replace Sinema” After Arizona Senator Ditches Democrats
Arizona activists say they will back a Democratic challenger against Kyrsten Sinema if she runs for reelection in 2024.
First Overdose Prevention Centers in US Have Voted to Unionize
OnPoint United is fighting for a wall-to-wall union, job security, better health care and a democratic workplace.
Workers Celebrate as Adjunct Strike Ends at The New School After Deal Reached
After the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history, workers won a contract that protects their benefits and ups their pay.
Segregating Disabled Children From Their Peers Doesn’t Help Them, Advocates Say
Classrooms that include students with diverse physical and intellectual capacities improve learning outcomes for all.
Renewable Energy to Become World’s Top Electricity Source by 2025, Report Says
A new report notes the war in Ukraine has spurred governments to speed up development of renewable energy sources.
Top Recipient of War Industry Money to Head GOP House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Mike Rogers, now set to influence military budgets, took more defense sector money than any other lawmaker in 2022.
Michigan Judge Drops Flint Water Charges Against Ex-Gov Snyder, Sparking Outrage
Thousands of Flint, Michigan residents were poisoned by contaminated water on the Republican governor's watch.