Trump called on lawmakers to institute the "death penalty for drug dealers" despite the fact that he pardoned people who committed the same crime
The serial con man, who used his broad clemency powers as president to grant pardons or commutations to numerous people who were convicted for selling drugs, donned his wannabe-strongman cap over the weekend and called for mass, state-sanctioned executions for Americans caught dealing illicit drugs. Got it.
Take Action: Demand Apple take Trump’s Truth Social off their app store!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump humiliates himself with astoundingly stupid statement at rally
The disgraced ex-president, facing serious legal peril for gross mishandling of classified materials, whipped his followers into a frenzy with a choice selection of greatest hits ("Lock Her Up," "30,000 Emails," "It's a Disgrace," etc.), in a stunning display of cognitive dissonance.
Take Action: Tell Facebook to crack down on dangerous Republican lies about the IRS!
The prison sentence Trump could face for stealing classified documents...
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.
10 killed, 15 injured in mass stabbing attacks in Canada, suspects on the loose
Police are searching for two male suspects following horrific stabbing attacks that took place across 13 locations in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
FEMA director says it's too early to say when Jackson, Mississippi, residents will have clean running water
Jackson, home to about 150,000 residents, has been under a boil-water advisory since July 30, and many residents still do not have enough water to flush their toilets or safely brush their teeth. The city's beleaguered water treatment plant was badly damaged in late July and further compromised by heavy rains and flooding in August.
Take Action: Demand Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testify before Congress for blatant union-busting
On Labor Day, let's remember the plight of the American worker and celebrate the organized labor movement
It's great to honor workers on Labor Day — and even better to join ongoing campaigns for fair pay and safer working conditions all year long. Only six percent of private-sector US workers have union representation. We can and must do better.
Take Action: Hold corporations accountable for exploiting working people!
GOP official tells Tennessee colleges to say Title IX doesn’t protect LGBTQ+ people
Republican state Rep. and probably professional mouthbreather John Ragan sent letters to Tennessee schools, including the University of Tennessee and East Tennessee State University, demanding they immediately take down materials describing LGBTQ+ people as a protected group under federal law.
Take Action: Demand Congress stop the crisis in public schools
Rep. Ayanna Pressley is leading the fight for progressive change... which means Republicans will do anything to stop her
Ayanna Pressley: The progressive champion has led the way in huge wins to build a fairer economy and combat the climate crisis, and the right wing is up in arms to stop her. If you're able, please chip in to support her and say thanks!
Trump, who received hundreds of millions of dollars from his father's real estate empire, calls John Fetterman spoiled
The disgraced ex-president and seasoned tantrum thrower, who received the equivalent of at least $413 million from his father's real estate empire, beginning when he was a toddler, wants to talk about Fetterman's family finances. Good luck with that!
GOP rep issues impressively stupid, racist broadside while bashing abortion rights
Faced with the growing prospect of a "Roe wave" in the upcoming midterm elections, Minnesota Republican Rep. Tom Emmer called abortion rights “Chinese genocide" and falsely claimed that Democrats passed a bill in the House allowing abortion "up to moments before a child takes its first breath.”
Democratic Alaska rep-elect "optimistic" about November following historic special election
Mary Peltola, the first person elected through the state’s new ranked-choice voting system, delivered a surprise Democratic victory in a special election to fill the seat of Republican Don Young, who died in March after almost 50 years in office. The Cook Political Report last week updated the race from “likely Republican” to “toss-up,” indicating the Alaska Democrat may have shed her underdog status for the fall.
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Today’s Action: Pass the PRO Act and protect the right to unionize!
Today is Labor Day, created to honor and further America’s storied labor movement and the workers that keep this country moving, even in the face of national tragedy. Unfortunately, millions of workers across the country are still fighting to get the benefits and pay they deserve. The best way for our leaders to celebrate Labor Day is to pass the PRO Act and fully protect the right to unionize.
The National Labor Relation Board’s Seattle office recently filed a complaint against coffee giant Starbucks for violating US labor law with union-busting tactics, such as withholding benefits and pay raises from unionizing stores. And Starbucks isn’t the only guilty corporation. In the face of worker power, corrupt bigwigs are working overtime to ensure their employees aren’t compensated properly for their work.
There’s strength in numbers, and the labor movement certainly has that, but If certain senators don’t stop holding up the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to provide more equitable conditions for all workers, the fallout across the American workforce will only worsen.
Call (202-224-3121) or write your senators and ask them to support the PRO Act in solidarity with the growing labor movement across the country!
There were 14 healthcare labor strikes over the course of 2021 alone. Nurses and other frontline workers put their physical and mental health on the line throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences have been staggering. An estimated 500,000 nurses have planned to leave the profession by the end of 2022. With a projected shortage of 1.1 million nurses quickly approaching, there is no reason that healthcare workers should still be fighting for basic workplace rights.
The fact is, when unions thrive, American workers and families thrive. It’s really that simple. Corporate America’s desperate efforts to get everyone back to work has reminded workers everywhere they’re worth more than low pay, low benefits, long hours, and emotional abuse from unappreciative bosses.
Call (202-224-3121) or write your senators and demand they support the PRO Act! Send them this petition with almost 40,000 signatures in favor of its passage!
