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Union Officials Blast UPS for Saying Company Has “Nothing More to Give” Workers
UPS workers have authorized a strike if a new contract isn’t agreed upon by July 31.
Far Right US Groups Are Exploiting a Loophole to Export Bigotry With a Tax Break
U.S. law allows anonymous donors to give hundreds of millions to groups campaigning globally against LGBTQ rights.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Will Target Diversity Grants, Republican Leader Says
Wisconsin’s governor has said that calls for cutting diversity programs are part of a GOP “war on higher education.”
“Fascists Go Home!”: Philadelphians Reject Far Right “Moms for Liberty”
Over 50 local and national organizations joined to counter the harmful messaging from the far right group's conference.
In 2016, Trump Said Indicted Candidates Should Be Barred From Running for POTUS
Trump, who has been indicted in two different jurisdictions so far, is running for president in 2024.
Report: Trump Pressured Arizona Officials to Overturn 2020 Election
It's unclear whether the DOJ has contacted the former governor regarding his conversation with Trump.
Ohio Republicans Are Trying to Take Power From Voters. We Won’t Let Them.
We must be as dogged about protecting our democracy as authoritarian forces are about decimating it.
Unions, Native People Fight Mining “Reforms” and Police Repression in Argentina
Indigenous people and workers are resisting a reform which attacks the right to protest.
Brazilian Court Bars Bolsonaro From Political Office Over Election Lies
Bolsonaro is forbidden from running for office for eight years, decimating his chances of winning back the presidency.
Student Debt Activists Say Biden’s Response to SCOTUS Is “Designed to Fail”
One advocate said Biden's so-called Plan B “buys time for more baseless, bad faith, billionaire-backed lawsuits.”