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“Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Disproportionately Ticket People of Color
Despite this issue, Chicago officials plan to stick with the cameras — and other cities may follow suit.
Republicans Only Extend Unemployment When It Protects Anti-Vaxxers
This is the very same GOP that has been pillaging the safety net in order to provide tax cuts to the rich.
The US Drops an Average of 46 Bombs a Day While Grandstanding for Peace
The endless bombardment has been deadly and devastating for its victims while undermining peace.
Police-Led Youth Programs Don’t Actually Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Police-led youth diversion programs instead expand the reach of the carceral state and the prison-industrial complex.
Elizabeth Warren Demands Information on Fed Official’s Questionable Stock Trades
It was recently revealed that Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida sold investment fund shares just as the market crashed.
Conservatives on Supreme Court Poised to Block Biden’s Vaccine and Mask Mandates
The reactionary “justices” seem more inclined to shield corporate profits than to protect people’s health and safety.
North Carolina Voters Challenge Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy
Members of Congress are barred from holding office if they gave “aid or comfort” to those involved in an insurrection.
Starbucks Workers in Chicago, Ohio and Oregon Join Unionization Efforts
The three stores bring the total to about 16 Starbucks locations that have filed to unionize.
Immigration Reform Is Still Possible — With a Strong Social Movement
2021 didn’t bring the immigration reform many hoped for, but grassroots organizing could turn things around in 2022.
Omicron Spike Is Straining Hospitals as Health Care Workers Leave the Profession
The staffing shortage has added to the strains of increasing hospitalizations due to COVID-19.