Tag: civil rights
Trump orders crackdown on law firms challenging his administration
Trump directs DOJ to target law firms that challenge his administration, sparking backlash from legal advocacy groups.
Trump signs sweeping immigration law, stripping due process and expanding mass...
Trump’s immigration law sparks backlash over mass detentions and loss of due process.
GOP attorneys general petition against EPA’s use of civil rights law...
The petition, if successful, could have dire consequences for communities living near industrial sites.
Federal judge blocks EPA’s enforcement of civil rights in environmental cases
"We are suffering, we are dying," said Mary Hampton of Concerned Citizens of St. John. "That's a hard thing to deal with."
On the brink: Supreme Court may endanger Voting Rights Act’s legacy
Facing a historic legal challenge, the Voting Rights Act's future hangs in balance.
The killing of Breonna Taylor still reverberates in Kentucky politics
Will Taylor’s death weigh heavily on many voters in the county?
Right-wing SCOTUS majority signals support for anti-LGBTQ+ reactionaries
"It does not bode well for the future of civil rights law that Gorsuch believes a state imposes 'reeducation training' on employers when it reminds them how to comply with nondiscrimination rules," said one court observer.
Iran: A winter-spring anti-romance
To achieve a more orderly and just transition in Iran, a ceasefire is needed in the winter-spring standoff between the revolutionary generation of 1979 and the revolutionary generation of today.
EPA calls out environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
The Environmental Protection Agency said in a letter it sent last week to state regulators in response to civil rights complaints about air pollution in the region known as Cancer Alley.
MLK Day special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his own...
While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.
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Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos
A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.
Now the putz has really done it, exposing the USA as trade pariah but,...
As a destroyer of global trade and hard-won allied trust, Trump mayhem in eight weeks tops the devastation Covid took two years to achieve.
Newly launched scorecard tool ranks food packaging for sustainability and safety
The goal of the project is to help businesses and consumers make informed decisions that reduce their environmental impact while also protecting human health.
The AI power play: How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others are shaping the future...
The competition among top AI models is transforming how we work, create, and communicate. But as these systems grow smarter and more accessible, new questions emerge about cost, sustainability, and responsible development in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.