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Massive Public Transit Win in Chicago Shows the Power of Grassroots Coalitions
The upcoming overhaul of the Chicago region’s transit system shows how potent organizing around public service scan be.
Warren Introduces Bill to Ban Private Equity From Owning Medical Practices
More than 80 percent of doctors are employed by corporate entities — a massive increase from 62 percent seven years ago.
UN Inquiry Finds US Strike on Minab, Iran, That Killed 123 Children Was War Crime
The US targeted “clearly identifiable” civilian sites in Minab and Lamerd, killing over 100 children, the UN found.
Democrats Backed by Industry Super PACs Are Writing the Party’s AI Plan
Members of the commission received outsized financial support that seems intended to shape the party’s policy response.
Trump’s “Mystery Meat” Deal Underscores the Danger of Unchecked Corporate Power
The meatpacking industry is more powerful now than when Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, says author Eric Schlosser.
Minnesotans Aren’t Going to Let “Operation Metro Surge” Be Forgotten
Documentation projects are capturing the brutality of the ICE crackdown and the grassroots resistance that followed.
California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Other Workplaces’
Incarcerated workers often make less than 50 cents an hour; it could take weeks to make enough to buy a personal fan.
Trump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One
Through the windows of Air Force One, he was pictured holding a poster that seemingly says “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
US Once Again Denies Palestinian Officials Visas to Attend New York UN Meeting
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will have to deliver remarks and participate in meetings via video link.
Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.