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Israel Authorizes Military to Kill Palestinians With Drones in the West Bank
Family of assassinated journalist Shireen Abu Akleh filed a complaint against Israeli leaders in ICC.
Iran’s Women- and Youth-Led Protests Continue to Grow Amid Brutal Crackdown
The protests cross class and ethnic divides, and the demands have grown in scale and scope.
Lowe’s Workers in New Orleans Petition to Form Company’s First-Ever Union
If successful, workers for the home improvement store would be the first of the company’s 1,723 stores to form a union.
Brazil’s Runoff Election Will Have Enormous Effects on the Global Climate Crisis
The October 30 vote between Jair Bolsonaro and Lula will shape the fate of the carbon-sequestering Amazon rainforest.
Cori Bush Condemns GOP’s Ongoing Attacks on Student Debt Relief
At least one of the lawsuits against the debt relief program has already been struck down.
Rush to Mine Electric Vehicle Battery Elements Threatens People and Ecosystems
The race to electrify personal vehicles may fuel ecological degradation, geopolitical tensions and military conflict.
Wisconsin Paper Bashes Ron Johnson, Encourages Voters to “Send Him Packing”
Polling shows that Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and his Democratic opponent Mandela Barnes are statistically tied.
GOP Plans to Gut Social Security and Medicare If It Retakes Control of Congress
House Democrats slammed Republicans’ ploy to use looming debt ceiling fight as leverage to secure cuts to the programs.
Starbucks Kept List of Pro-Union Employees to Punish, Ex-Manager Says
Managers at the company would comb over employees’ records for nonunion-related infractions, he testified.
Wall Street Lobbyists Admit Big Banks Don’t Plan to Honor Their Climate Pledges
Big bank lobbyists have openly told regulators that Wall Street’s disingenuous climate pledges were made to be broken.