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Amazon Is Paying Consultants Nearly $10,000 a Day to Obstruct Union Drive
As workers in Alabama organize, the company’s tactics underscore the need for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
Rev. William Barber to Democrats: “Stick Together” and Pass the $15 Minimum Wage
An estimated 140 million people in the U.S. were already living in poverty before this pandemic.
Senators Move to Repeal Some Presidential War Powers After Airstrikes in Syria
The bipartisan resolution comes as the February 25 bombing in Syria faces criticism from lawmakers and legal scholars.
Biden’s Appointments on Energy and the Environment Are at Best a Mixed Bag
Four major appointments offer a telling roadmap of the Biden administration’s positions on energy and the environment.Â
In the Middle of a Pandemic, We Shouldn’t Be Funding a New Cold War With China
The U.S. is in a crisis of the first order. Focusing on the wrong threats is the last thing we can afford now.
If Biden Wants to Protect Troops, He Should Bring Them Home — Not Bomb Syria
Biden seems determined to continue the failed policies of his predecessors, regardless of their illegality.
Biden Jeopardizes Nuclear Talks With Iran by Bombing Militias in Syria
Rep. Ro Khanna says Biden’s recent airstrikes in Syria lacked legal authority: “This is not an ambiguous case.”
Biden Rebuked for Letting Saudi Prince Off the Hook for Butchering of Khashoggi
Biden has not directly sanctioned Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Progressives Dismayed Over Biden-Harris’s Unwillingness to Push $15 Minimum Wage
Advocates of the wage hike warn that the administration's refusal to support it could hurt the Democrats in 2022.
Biden Won’t Allow Cancellation of Standardized Testing Amid COVID-19. Trump Did.
Standardized tests don't measure learning, so it's wrong to believe they will measure COVID's impact on learning.