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No Worker Shortage: Report Finds Low Wages Make Food Workers Want to Quit
Food worker scarcity “is not a labor shortage problem; it’s a wage shortage problem,” said the head of One Fair Wage.
Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Remove Confederate Statue at Maryland Courthouse
The statue is a “reminder of a time when white people fought for Black people to stay enslaved,” one plaintiff said.
Biden’s U-Turn on Refugees Aligns With Voter Support for Pro-Immigrant Policies
Biden bowed to pressure from his own voter base three weeks after initially resolving to keep the Trump-era refugee cap.
While Democrats Work on Infrastructure, Republicans Are Busy Defending Slavery
According to GOP lawmakers, slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise were good, but 1619 isn't a year worth remembering.
Deb Haaland Condemns Rick Santorum’s Anti-Indigenous Comments
Santorum is facing calls to be fired from CNN for suggesting white Europeans “birthed a nation from nothing.”
Pressure Grows on Biden to Back WTO Waiver on Vaccine Technology
More than 100 countries support the waiver, but Big Pharma has lobbied Washington to preserve its monopoly control.
Facebook Board Announces Trump Remains Banned. Trump Starts His Own “Platform.”
The decision is a blow to Trump, who leans on Facebook for the massive fundraising pool it provides.
The Brazilian Amazon Is Now Releasing More Carbon Dioxide Than It Absorbs
A recent study points to poor land management policies like forest degradation as well as deforestation as causes.
With Tax Dodgers Costing Us $7 Trillion, Ro Khanna Says “Audit the Ultra-Rich”
The richest 1 percent of U.S. households account for roughly 36 percent of all unpaid federal income tax.
Amazon Is Dictating Personal Hygiene, Nail Length of Contract Drivers
Amazon wants to exert the same level of control over contracted drivers “without bearing the costs” say critics.