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GOP States Spurn Unemployment Funding to Force Workers Back Into Low-Paying Jobs
The GOP's actions could leave the country with vastly different employment social safety nets for red and blue states.
Report by Influential Global Energy Body Urges No New Fossil Fuel Projects
The International Energy Association’s report recommended drastic changes to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Amazon Brings Its Shady Anti-Union Tactics to Staten Island Unionization Effort
The company is repurposing the tactics from its union-busting effort in Alabama -- and adding some new ones.
Businesses & Officials Are Concerned Anti-Maskers Won’t Honor CDC’s New Guidance
Recent polling shows that most Americans in certain situations still feel more comfortable wearing a mask than not.
With Less Than Half the Country Fully Vaccinated, I Fear We Reopen Too Soon
Capitalism is driving the U.S. to reopen before it's ready.
Centrist Lawmakers Join Progressives in Urging Biden to Support Gaza Ceasefire
Top Democrats like Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have come out in support of a ceasefire, signalling a small shift left.
Israel Is Targeting Doctors and Health Facilities, Says Gaza Physician
Israeli airstrikes have reportedly damaged at least 18 hospitals and clinics according to the World Health Organization.
The Entire US Tax Code Is Implicated in the Forced Displacement of Palestinians
Israeli settlements are supported by millions in U.S. tax-exempt donations funneled through corporations and nonprofits.
Right-Wing Media Hounds AOC Over Her Choice to Keep Wearing a Mask
In a recent Instagram story she shared, Ocasio-Cortez said she would continue to wear a mask for a number of reasons.
AOC and Cori Bush Have Helped Remove Taboo on Calling Israel an Apartheid State
A Human Rights Watch report has enabled mainstream media figures to come out and say that Israel practices apartheid.