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US Leaders Dragged Their Feet Fighting Bird Flu. Now We Risk Another Pandemic.
Policy makers let the agriculture industry dictate disease response — the world may pay the price.
Amazon Workers Speak Out Amid Unprecedented Holiday Season Strike
Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in US history.
Appalachian Communities Are Ready to Resist Trump’s Environmental Racism
We must reject fossil fuel expansion disguised as economic progress and embrace sustainable solutions.
Starbucks Workers United Launches 5 Days of Strikes Across the US
The union now represents 11,000 workers at over 500 stores, while Starbucks continues to delay a contract agreement.
Oklahoma’s Education Head Seeks to Impose Rule Targeting Undocumented Students
The rule changes could run afoul of Supreme Court precedent from more than four decades ago.
It’s Becoming Harder to Protest Gaza War on Campus — and Also to Teach About It
Organizing for labor protections and academic freedom is crucial to combat higher education’s creeping authoritarianism.
Report: Israel “Systematically” Uses Palestinian Children as Human Shields
Israel has killed over 17,500 children in Gaza since October 2023, officials say, with the true toll likely far higher.
Republicans Consider Making Elon Musk Speaker of the House
The US Constitution does not stipulate that the speaker has to be a current member of the House.
2 Key Humanitarian Groups Join Chorus Saying Israel Committing Acts of Genocide
The groups are the latest to join the large number of prominent voices accusing Israel of genocide or genocidal acts.
New Congressional Reports Show How Dire the Climate Insurance Crisis Really Is
With increasingly common climate disasters, analysts say “the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working.”