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May 19, 2023

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Rail Workers Union Wins 'Trailblazing' Paid Sick Leave Deal With Norfolk Southern

"The BLET is currently working to secure similar sick leave agreements with the other Class 1 railroads," said the union's national president, "and I hope this settlement will help bring those negotiations to a positive conclusion."

Jessica Corbett

66 House Progressives Call On Biden to Invoke 14th Amendment to Thwart GOP 'Hostage-Taking'

"We don't need to give in to Republican extortion or default," the House progressives asserted. "The Constitution grants the president another option."

Brett Wilkins

Trans Rights Advocates Fill Nebraska Capitol as Healthcare Ban Moves Toward Passage

One lawmaker joined protesters in chanting, "We love trans people, we need trans people, trans people belong here!"

Julia Conley

US Families' Hunger Woes Growing as GOP Targets Food Aid Cuts for Millions

"It's already hard enough for parents to make ends meet and now they're being put at the center of these dangerous political games," said one advocate.

Julia Conley

Study Warns El Niño Could Cost Global Economy $84 Trillion by 2100

"We can say with certainty that societies and economies absolutely do not just take a hit and recover," said the lead author of research showing a downturn after the warm phase could last 14 years or longer.

Jessica Corbett

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denounces G7 Failure to Deliver on Nuclear Disarmament in Hiroshima

"The G7 are trying to sell decades-old and insufficient initiatives as a new 'vision' when at the same time they themselves are complicit in the rising nuclear risks," said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Brett Wilkins

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Other Nations Baffled, Horrified by Very Idea of a Debt Ceiling as GOP Pushes US Toward Default

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Opinion

Immigration Reform is Possible— the Farm Bill Shows How

Why not give lawmakers a space to hash out their differences, not as a one-shot game, but something they can come back to every now and again?

Anthony Pahnke

The Climate Numbers Blackrock Won't Crunch

For a company that prides itself on providing accurate numbers to clients so they can make informed fiduciary decisions, it is shocking how intent BlackRock is to underplay the climate devastation that will be unleashed by its invesmtents.

Teddy Ogborn

Durham Report: New Addition to Trump Library of Lies

John Durham is now a case study in the GOP’s weaponization of the Justice Department.

Steven Harper

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