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Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program Is Now in the Hands of the Supreme Court
More than 40 million borrowers are eligible to receive the benefits. Will the Supreme Court uphold their right to do so?
Railroad Workers’ Strike Could Begin as Soon as December 9, Union Says
The largest railroad workers' union in the U.S. voted to reject a contract negotiated with the help of the White House.
5 Dead in Colorado LGBTQ Club Shooting on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod describes a “clear connection” between hateful rhetoric and anti-LGBTQ violence.
Georgia Set to Become Only State With Work Requirements for Medicaid Coverage
A work provision has been proposed by several states and struck down in federal courts and by the Biden administration.
Austin AFL-CIO Council Urges Biden to End Medicare Privatization Scheme
The resolution is the latest to reject a plan to build on a privatization ploy constructed by the Trump administration.
Global South Campaigners Secure Loss and Damage Fund in COP27 Deal
The fund would benefit countries in the Global South that are most vulnerable to climate disaster.
Haitian Deportees Face Indefinite Detention, Torturous Conditions
“ICE sent us here to die,” one deportee said. “This is a death sentence.”
Abortion Protected Democrats in Midterms, But Democrats Won’t Protect Abortion
Democrats have successfully positioned themselves as the defenders of abortion, but refuse to actually protect it.
Capitalism Has Ended the Issue of Scarcity But Worsened the Crisis of Inequality
Capitalism will never deliver material well-being for all. We need a new system.
Republicans Are Going After Veterans’ Access to Abortion Care
Republicans have threatened legal action if Veterans Affairs hospitals don't abide by abortion bans in their states.