Category: Politics
Black Workers Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine During Trump 2.0
In 2016, Trump asked Black voters what they had to lose if he was president. In 2026, the answer is clear. …
US Employers Spend Over $1.5 Billion a Year to Fight Union Efforts, Study Finds
“Union avoidance law firms have constructed an industry providing counsel on union busting,” the report says. …
Israel Announces Plan to Build Military Complex at UNRWA Site It Bulldozed
The UN compound provided services to Palestinian refugees in occupied East Jerusalem from 1952 through 2024. …
Cuba Has a Rich History of International Solidarity. US Wants to Extinguish It.
Washington has long deployed economic pressure to challenge Cuba’s fiercely independent social and foreign policies. …
Trump Demands Firing of Parliamentarian Over Disagreement on Ballroom Funding
Elizabeth MacDonough has served as Senate parliamentarian since 2012, presiding over Democratic and Republican terms. …
Ben Gvir Taunts Flotilla Activists, Highlighting Israel’s Abuse of Detainees
Israel is “employing a criminal policy of abuse and humiliation against activists,” said a human rights center. …
Trump Admin Sanctions Flotilla Activists, Baselessly Claims Ties to Hamas
Israel wants to “criminalize solidarity work,” said one of the activists who was sanctioned. …
Legal Workers Protest After Woman Forced to Give Birth in Brooklyn Courtroom
“Arraignments have become a place where people now die in cuffs and give birth in cuffs,” said one legal advocate. …
Blanche Says Trump “Slush Fund” Payouts Could Include Jan. 6 Participants
Among those who could be eligible for payouts are members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. …
Battle Over Medication Abortion Threatens to Revert US Back to 19th Century
SCOTUS has temporarily paused a Fifth Circuit Court ruling that echoed the Comstock Act of 1873, an anti-obscenity law. …
