Category: Politics
Indian Workers Are Resisting Efforts to Train Their AI Robot Replacements
The resistance offers lessons for workers elsewhere to disrupt the relentless onslaught of surveillance capitalism. …
Tyrin Johnson Is Dead. Memphis Is Occupied. This Is Militarized “Public Safety.”
Tyrin Johnson’s killing is part of a larger militarization unfolding in Memphis, Tennessee, under Trump. …
Backing for UBI Is Growing. Let’s Push for the Most Progressive Version of It.
Universal basic income is not a panacea, and some versions are libertarian — but a good version is worth fighting for. …
Florida Farmworkers Exposed to Scorching Heat and Pesticides
Gov. Ron DeSantis banned local governments from implementing heat protections for outdoor workers two years ago. …
Trump Admin Guts Endangered Species Act to Prioritize Corporate Interests
“Yet again, the Trump administration has sold out our endangered wildlife to the highest bidder,” said one critic. …
Colorado ICE Jail Employee Accused of Shooting a Protester Is Arrested
The shooting shows a “pattern of violence coming from The GEO Group and from ICE,” said an activist. …
Health Insurers Walk Back on Pledge to Improve Denials Process
Patients who need the costliest services are still being disproportionately denied access to doctor-recommended care. …
DHS Chief Threatens to Imprison Election Officials Who Don’t Comply With Trump
A government watchdog indicated it would file legal challenges to the administration’s efforts to take over elections. …
Many Call Authoritarianism “Un-American.” 250 Years of History Show Otherwise.
A group of Indigenous scholars are countering erasures in US history in Rebecca Nagle’s new “First America” podcast. …
South Korea’s Far Right Is on the Rise — With the MAGA Movement’s Backing
The retail tycoon who owns Starbucks Korea, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is stoking the country’s far right. …
