Amid 'Record-Breaking Profits,' Sanders and Railway Unions Demand Paid Sick Leave

"The industry can and must guarantee at least seven paid sick days to every rail worker in America," said the Vermont senator in renewed push.

Julia Conley

Critics Decry Pelosi Push for 'Corporate Hack' Sean Patrick Maloney to Be Labor Secretary

"I would really appreciate it if Sean Patrick Maloney could NOT fail upwards into a cabinet position and if we could get a secretary of labor who is actually unabashedly pro-labor," one opponent said.

Brett Wilkins

Parroting Industry Talking Points, GOP Goes to Bat for Fraud-Riddled Medicare Advantage

"Medicare Advantage is private insurance," said Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna. "It profits by tricking patients into enrolling, and then denying them coverage."

Jake Johnson

As Temps Soar, State AGs Urge OSHA to Implement Heat Protections for Worker Safety

"As our summers grow hotter and more deadly, OSHA must heed the call of these seven AGs and issue an emergency heat standard to protect workers," said one public health advocate.

Kenny Stancil

'Tipping Point': IEA Says Surging Renewables to Be World's Top Electricity Source by 2025

Climate advocates welcomed the forecast—although one expert stressed that the world doesn't need "miracle technologies" or new nuclear power to meet its electricity needs.

Brett Wilkins

GOP Offers Preview of Austerity Targets: Food Aid for Poor Families, Student Debt Relief, and More

"Why is it that whenever tough choices are required, Republicans want working families and children to make the sacrifice?" asked the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee.

Jake Johnson

Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau Cuts City's Ties With Israel Over 'Crime of Apartheid'

"We cannot be silent," said Colau.

Julia Conley

US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to End Authorizations for 'Horrific Forever Wars'

"It's far past time to put decisions of military action back in the hands of the people, as the constitution intended," said Rep. Barbara Lee.

Kenny Stancil

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Opinion

Biden Is Right. No Billionaire Should Pay a Lower Tax Rate Than a School Teacher

Under the billionaire minimum income tax, billionaires would pay a tax rate of at least 20 percent on their full income, including unrealized appreciation, just like workers pay taxes on their paychecks each year.

Rebekah Entralgo

We Need More, Not Less, Education on Black History and Structural Racism

American history is wrought with the good, the bad, and the ugly. When we provide access to comprehensive educational opportunities for all students, it instills resilience and empathy for the shared American experience.

Kelly Harris

DeSantis and the GOP Have a Plan: Replace Public Education With Ahistorical Propaganda

By unleashing an avalanche of fear and legal absurdity into a struggling, underfunded system of public education, these far-right freaks are in the process of crippling the learning process for tens of millions of the nation's children.

Robert C. Koehler

As Always, Poorest Hit Hardest When Calamity Strikes

While the rich insulate themselves from the fallout, the poor bear the brunt of military conflict, economic upheaval, climate-related havoc, and the coronavirus pandemic – which has left the earth's have-nots on even shakier ground

Belen Fernandez

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