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'Fearless and Peerless' Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Leader, Dead at 72
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by Andrea Germanos
The labor leader is being remembered as "a relentless champion of
workers' rights, workplace safety, worker-centered trade, democracy, and
so much more."
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ACLU Sues Over 'Illegal and Inhumane' Migrant Transportation Order in Texas
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by Jessica Corbett
"Gov. Abbott's executive order is blatantly unconstitutional and
threatens to turn Texas into a 'show me your papers' state."
'We Need to Take Military Action': Israeli Defense Minister Threatens War With Iran
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by Jake Johnson
Denying responsibility for a deadly drone strike in the Arabian Sea, the
Iranian Foreign Ministry warned that "any anti-Iran adventurism will
receive an immediate and decisive response."
Democrats Introduce Right to Vote Act to Beat GOP Voter Suppression Blitz
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by Brett Wilkins
"As Republican-led legislatures weaponize the Big Lie to attack our free
and fair elections, it is more important than ever for Congress to
affirm that voters have a right to participate in our elections."
'A Half Measure': Critics Warn Biden's Electric Vehicle, Auto Emissions Plan Insufficiently Bold
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by Andrea Germanos
"Today's proposals just aren't enough to take us where we need to go."
Despite Funding Threat, Florida Schools Defy DeSantis's Ban on Mask Mandates
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by Julia Conley
"I'd rather them come after our money than we're putting people in
[funeral homes]," said one school board chair.
To Stop 'Life-Threatening Injustice' of Shutoffs, Tlaib Unveils Bill to Cancel $40 Billion in Utility Debt
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by Kenny Stancil
"Utility shutoffs—from water to electricity to broadband internet—leave
our most vulnerable communities without essential life-sustaining
services and are especially unacceptable during a deadly pandemic," said
the Michigan Democrat.
As Right-Wing Dems Balk at Price Tag, Poll Shows 66% of US Voters Support $3.5 Trillion Package
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by Jake Johnson
The new survey shows Democrats' $3.5 trillion reconciliation proposal is
slightly more popular than the far smaller $550 billion bipartisan
infrastructure bill.
Biden White House Dismisses WHO Call for Moratorium on Vaccine Boosters
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by Jake Johnson
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki touted U.S. vaccine donations to
poor countries, but public health advocates have warned the Biden
administration isn't doing nearly enough.
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Make the People Happy: Erase Student Debt
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by Umme Hoque
Biden has a perfect opportunity to deliver progressive change to the
millennials who voted for him.
Generation Equality Forum in Paris: A Missed Opportunity
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by Adelaide Rutendo Mazwarira
Sadly, the Forum was an exclusive and controlled global space—not the
political space many Global South feminists needed and wanted.
Belief in America as the "Indispensible Nation" Is Bullshit—And Always Has Been
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by Andrew Bacevich
The United States has a war problem. And just about no one is keen to
talk about it.
The Pentagon Is Killing Us — and the Planet
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by Marcy Winograd
Climate activists demand COP26 reduce military carbon emissions
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Newswire...
Richard Trumka Was a Warrior for Our Social Security System
Social Security Works
First “Rights of Nature” Enforcement Case Filed in Tribal Court to Enforce Treaty Guarantees
Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights
Biden Yields to Automakers, Issues Weak Emissions Standards
Center for Biological Diversity
The Economic Policy Institute mourns the passing of Richard Trumka
Economic Policy Institute
AFT President Randi Weingarten Mourns the Sudden Passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
American Federation of Teachers
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