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August 07, 2023

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Critics Rip Private Equity Firm's Deal to Buy Simon & Schuster as 'Dark Day for Publishing'

"I guess all of corporate book publishing is beholden to investors above all else but this really makes it blatant," said one literary podcaster.

Brett Wilkins

After Black Pregnant Woman's False Arrest, Markey Renews Call for Federal Facial Recognition Ban

"We need to pass my bill to prohibit the use of biometric technologies by federal entities and law enforcement so that people like Porcha aren't wrongly accused."

Jessica Corbett

'They Want to Made Fraud Legal': Right-Wing Court Blocks Biden Student Debt Rules

"These for-profit companies literally committed crimes—but Trump/Reagan judges don't care," said one economic justice group.

Julia Conley

Coalition Implores Biden to Act as Abbott's 'Campaign of Cruelty' Separates Families

"We urge the Biden administration to immediately reunite separated families and launch an investigation into Texas' Operation Lone Star," said #WelcomeWithDignity's campaign manager.

Brett Wilkins

Customers, Allies Lead 'Starbucks Solidarity' Day to Support Workers

A New York City organizer said that "we're out here using the visibility we have to help Starbucks customers and people that like the company know that the company is preventing the workers from fighting for better pay and working conditions."

Jessica Corbett

House Dems Rip GOP Leadership's Effort to 'Take Food Away From Vulnerable Americans'

"Democrats are united in stopping Republican attempts to take food out of the mouths of hungry Americans with their attacks on SNAP," wrote Rep. Jim McGovern.

Jake Johnson

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Opinion

Corporations Dominate the US Healthcare System. Nurses Are Fighting Back.

The severe nursing shortages in hospitals across the country have turned one of the most important jobs in the medical profession into a nightmare.

Chris Hedges

Will Trump Go to Jail Before His Trial Even Begins?

He has already violated a key condition of his release pending trial.

Robert Reich

North Carolina Shows States Can End the Great Medicaid Purge—and So Can the Federal Government

Avoiding this catastrophic loss of healthcare coverage is the first step in protecting the well-being of the most vulnerable among us.

Tatiane Santos
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