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Project 2025 Uses Parental Rights to Justify Repealing Child Labor Protections
The far right blueprint for the next Republican president seeks to make a major change to federal child labor law.
Over 1,000 Authors Sign Letter Vowing to Boycott Israeli Literary Institutions
Campaign organizers say it’s the largest cultural boycott of Israel ever declared.
Philadelphia DA Sues to Block Elon Musk’s “Illegal” $1 Million Lottery to Voters
“All lotteries in Pennsylvania must be regulated” by the state, District Attorney Larry Krasner said in his lawsuit.
Israeli Forces Arrest All But 1 Doctor at Last Operational North Gaza Hospital
“The smell of death has spread around the hospital,” one official said.
Report: Electric Vehicles Dependent on Exploitation of Miners in the Congo
Big Tech companies dodge accountability for buying battery components sourced from mines relying on forced child labor.
AOC Blasts Trump Rally Comedian’s Racist Joke About Puerto Rico
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian at the Trump rally, used his set “to boost neo-Nazis,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.
A City in Texas Just Put $10,000 Bounties on Trans People Using the Bathroom
The ordinance’s enforcement mechanisms are among the most extreme of any bathroom ban in the United States.
Union Drive at Missouri Cannabis Company Could Impact National Labor Law
The National Labor Relations Board is poised to make a pivotal ruling on cannabis workers’ right to unionize.
Appeals Court Rules That Virginia’s Effort to Purge Voters Was Unlawful
Immediately after the ruling, the state's GOP attorney general indicated he would appeal it to the Supreme Court.
Israel Continues to Escalate Regional Tensions With Latest Attacks on Iran
Israel bombed military facilities and air defense systems in Iran on Saturday, reportedly killing four Iranian soldiers.