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July 24, 2023
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'An Abomination': Today Marks 14 Years Since the Last Federal Minimum Wage Increase <[link removed]>
"$7.25/hour, in 2023, is a poverty wage," said the AFL-CIO. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Malians Describe Atrocities Committed by US-Backed Army Troops, Wagner Mercenaries <[link removed]>
"Here we have the AFRICOM/Wagner overlap," said journalist Nick Turse, referring to U.S. troops and Russian hired guns in the African nation. <[link removed]>
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110+ Dems Push Biden Admin to Enact New Worker Protections Amid 'Dire Threat' of Extreme Heat <[link removed]>
"President Biden and OSHA have the opportunity to protect workers and to save lives," said Rep. Greg Casar. "Greg Abbott will be on the wrong side of history." <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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Fish Near Fukushima Contained Radioactive Cesium 180 Times Over Japan's Limit <[link removed]>
The fish was caught near a drainage outlet where water from melted nuclear reactors flows-some of the same water that is to be treated and released from the power plant starting next month. <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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Sanders Says He Opposes $886 Billion in Military Spending Amid Healthcare and Climate Crises <[link removed]>
"As a nation, the time is long overdue for fundamental changes to our national priorities. Cutting military spending is a good first step." <[link removed]>
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Israeli Parliament Approves Part of Judicial Overhaul as Protests Rage <[link removed]>
Israel's top labor union threatened a general strike and demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Knesset as Netanyahu's coalition voted unanimously in favor of the measure. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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'The Climate Change Bomb Has Gone Off,' Says Jay Inslee Amid Extreme Heat <[link removed]>
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ALEC Is Launching a New Attack on Unions <[link removed]>
The proposed new policy ALEC's economic development task force is expected to endorse essentially blacklists any employer that voluntarily recognizes a union from receiving state economic development incentives. <[link removed]>
Don Wiener <[link removed]>
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Call on US Leaders to Declare a Climate Emergency <[link removed]>
As the nation bakes, it is imperative that President Joe Biden take this action to mobilize powers, resources, and tools not currently available to him that could challenge Republican obstruction. <[link removed]>
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How the International Community Can Be in Solidarity With the New Palestine <[link removed]>
Along with other intellectuals, I was asked by a New Zealand solidarity group to share a few ideas on what meaningful solidarity with Palestine entails. This talk inspired the article below. <[link removed]>
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