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Manchin Visits Alberta as Canada Ramps Up US Lobbying Amid Energy Crisis
Manchin has pushed for increasing Canadian oil and gas exports.
Luxury Building Workers in New York City Authorize Strike
Many of these workers are employed in buildings in an area that is home to many of New York’s wealthiest residents.
Activists Celebrate After Biden Grants TPS Status to Cameroonian Immigrants
The victory was made possible by years of Black-led organizing.
Starbucks Workers Strike to Protest the Company’s Harsh Union Busting
Coast to coast, workers began protesting on Friday against the company’s recent anti-union moves.
Black Florida Lawmakers Say DeSantis’s Gerrymandered Maps are “Overtly Racist”
The maps pack and dilute Black voters into several different districts, limiting their influence in congressional races.
Majority of Corporations Don’t Pay State Income Taxes in at Least 7 States
Between 60 and 90 percent of corporations in seven states paid zero state corporate income taxes between 2015 and 2019.
Judge Denies Stacey Abrams the Ability to Raise Funds the Way Brian Kemp Can
The rule, which limits challengers' fundraising abilities, was signed into law by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp last year.
Ukraine and Yemen Wars Highlight US’s Role as Biggest Arms Dealer in the World
U.S. weapons manufacturers have spent $2.5 billion lobbying Congress over the past 20 years.
Come Tax Day, Billionaires Who’d Rather Not Pay Can Usually Find a Way Not to
Tax season looks very different for those who make their money via wealth instead of wages.
More Than 150 Palestinians Injured in Israeli Raid on Al Aqsa Mosque
Israeli forces launched a morning raid on the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, in the midst of Ramadan.