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84 Amazon Contract Drivers and Dispatchers Have Joined the Teamsters Union
“We want fair pay and safe jobs, to be able to provide food for our families,” one driver said.
Abbott’s Plan to Pardon Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring
The parole board will allow the district attorney to present evidence in the case before making a pardon determination.
Florida Passes Bill That Allows for “Legal Kidnapping” of Transgender Children
The bill would allow courts to intervene in custody disputes and remove trans children from gender-affirming parents.
Regulation Won’t End Bank Crises. We Must Put Shadow Banks Under Public Control.
Regulations designed by banks to shield their interests will never be enough to halt banking crises, an economist warns.
Bills Enabling Child Labor Can Be Traced to This One Conservative Lobbying Group
The Foundation for Government Accountability has backed bills to expand child labor in at least three states.
The US Has No Plans to Give Up Nuclear Weapons. The Public Needs to Change That.
A first step toward anti-nuclear advocacy is becoming aware of the current sprawling state of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Georgia DA to Open Investigation Following Report of New Trump Election Texts
Trump operatives considered using breached voting data to decertify Georgia’s 2021 Senate race, according to CNN.
DeSantis’s Board of Education Nominees Are Steeped in Far Right Dark Money
The dark-money funded extremists appointed to the board by Ron DeSantis will wield power over Florida's K-12 schools.
Lizzo Performs With Drag Queens in Defiance of Statewide Ban in Tennessee
Tennessee’s ban on drag shows has been blocked by a federal injunction since March due to free speech concerns.
Days After $550M Tyre Nichols Death Lawsuit Filed, TN Weakens Police Oversight
Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has said that the legislation will “undo the will of Nashville voters.”