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Chemical Plant That Polluted Delaware River Forced My School to Evacuate in 2007
Who will guarantee our safety in the future when this inevitably happens again? Because it will, and it already has.
United Auto Workers Prepare for Big Fights Ahead Under New Reform Leadership
Amid internal dissension, UAW is moving toward a more militant, democratic approach to upcoming contract negotiations.
Gun Rights Groups Continue to Target Assault Weapons Bans Amid Mass Shootings
Gun rights groups have contributed $15 million total to current members of Congress.
Biden’s Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic East Palestine Crash
Rail workers hope the lawsuit is a “wake-up call” to rail companies who lobby for lax regulations and strict scheduling.
15 Million People May Lose Health Coverage as Medicaid “Purge” Begins
As Congress lets COVID-era coverage mandates expire, some states are jumping at the opportunity to take away benefits.
April 4 Runoff May Determine Whether Chicago Remains Playground for the Wealthy
The Chicago mayoral election pits a neoliberal school privatizer against a public school teacher and union organizer.
Florida Teachers’ Unions Are Front Line of Resistance Against DeSantis’s Fascism
Teachers' unions are in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s crosshairs because they present the strongest threat to his fascist agenda.
California Fines Manufacturer for Knowingly Exposing Workers to Toxic Chemical
Parter Medical Products was fined over $800,000 for exposing workers to dangerous levels of carcinogenic ethylene oxide.
Democrats Reintroduce Federal Trans Bill of Rights Amid GOP Attacks
The bill declares the federal government has a duty to protect trans and nonbinary people from discrimination.
Canadian Police Arrest Indigenous Protesters in Clash Over Pipeline Construction
Land defenders say the pipeline's construction and policing violates both Wet'suwet'en and Canadian laws.