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Debt Activists Are Planning to Strike If Biden Doesn’t Extend Payment Pause
Fifty debtors over 50 years old are planning to hold a debt strike. Together, their loans are worth over $6 million.
Recent Polling Shows That Senate Control After the Midterms Is a Toss-Up
Polling suggests that Democrats may have a chance to win in this year’s races, despite long-standing election trends.
Boston Children’s Hospital Targeted by Anti-Trans Harassment Campaign
“We are deeply concerned by these attacks,” the hospital said, adding that the threats were “fueled by misinformation.”
Fed Meeting Minutes Show the Bank May Unleash Mass Unemployment, Economists Say
Continued interest rate hikes “risk a recession throwing millions out of work,” a pair of experts warned.
Israeli Forces Raid and Shutter Offices of Top Palestinian Rights Groups
The groups pointed to the attack as just one instance of Israel's attempts to suppress human rights work.
Fetterman Raises $500k After Absurd Dr. Oz Campaign Video Goes Viral
A video of GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz picking up “crudité” at the grocery store went viral this week.
Abortion Ban Stalls in West Virginia After Protesters Pack Hearings and Capitol
West Virginians are showing the fight for reproductive justice and bodily autonomy can still be won in the South.
Poll: Majority of Americans Approve of Search on Mar-a-Lago for Files Trump Took
Despite loud criticisms from Trump loyalists, only around a third of Americans disapprove of the search at Mar-a-Lago.
Officials Feared Trump Would Use Classified Documents to Boost His 2024 Chances
Some of the files kept at the Trump property included material on the Russia investigation, sources told Newsweek.
With Climate Bill Signed, Activists Demand Biden Kill “Dirty” Manchin Oil Deal
Activists also call on Biden to use the massive Pentagon budget to fund clean energy projects.