Saturday, December 21, 2024

No way we let Trump privatize postal service, say Progressives

Progressive leaders and advocates rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to transform the U.S. Postal Service into a for-profit entity, emphasizing its critical role in American society.

Israeli attacks intensify in Gaza as body bags run out and journalists are killed

Palestinian families and first responders face impossible conditions amid escalating strikes while evidence of alleged genocide emerges and Ireland confronts diplomatic fallout.

The big union contract fights coming in 2025

The coming year is full of expiring contracts that could keep the strike wave rolling.

Reproductive justice organizers in the South are finding new ways to help incarcerated mothers

A part of the reproductive justice framework and the driving force is to keep families together, independent of government control. 

On migration, the US builds walls, the UK bridges

Ultimately, cooperation offers a more humane and practical path forward.

Courts block Kroger-Albertsons merger in landmark victory for consumers, workers, and farmers

Courts deliver a landmark victory for consumers, workers, and farmers by halting the $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger amid concerns over price hikes and corporate consolidation.

Recent exposure to glyphosate-contaminated foods reported in 80% of Americans

As the volume of glyphosate applied to crops has increased 100-fold since its introduction to the market in 1974, Americans’ exposure to the chemical has broadened.

A murder on the streets has fear rising in the suites

A gunman murdered the chief executive of a corporate insurance powerhouse that regularly registers hefty profits denying health help to sick people who desperately need it.

Students clash with UW Board of Regents over divestment and transparency amid police crackdown

Student activists demand divestment and transparency from the University of Wisconsin, facing police crackdowns and administrative pushback.

CEO assassination suspect claimed insurance industry ‘had it coming’

The shocking case of a corporate CEO’s assassination sheds light on systemic frustration, extremism, and the risks of growing inequality.