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Union Drive at Labcorp Is the Latest in a String of Health Care Organizing Wins
Organizers say corporate efforts to quash a union actually galvanized workers to overwhelmingly vote for one.
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Formerly Incarcerated People Face “Forever Punishment” in Collateral Sanctions
Collateral sanctions enable the power structure to penalize those it deems “unworthy” and “undesirable.”
HUD Targets Public Housing Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated People
For decades, tenants with criminal records have been restricted from accessing public housing. This may soon change.
US Undergrads Are Getting an Extracurricular Crash Course in Labor Organizing
Eleven new labor unions for undergraduate student-workers entered the fray in 2023 alone, and more are organizing.
Far Right Billionaires Are Waging a War to Capture State Courts
Florida’s abortion ban is just one recent outcome of right-wing billionaires’ effort to capture state courts nationwide.
16 House Democrats Vote to Pass Bill Barring Pausing of Israel Arms Shipments
Critics say the bill is a severe overcorrection to Biden’s weapons pause which is likely ineffectual anyways.
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What’s Next for Iran After President, Foreign Minister Die in Helicopter Crash?
Analyst Trita Parsi discusses the impact of the officials’ deaths on the future of Iran’s policies.
UK High Court Rules Julian Assange Can Appeal US Extradition
“If the Biden administration cares about press freedom, it must drop the Assange case,” said a press freedom advocate.
From Strikes to Encampments, Faculty Join Campus Movement for a Free Palestine
Academic workers are stepping up to support students in the face of crackdowns by university administrations.
Ballot Measures May Restore Access to Abortion — But Will Clinics Survive?
Election results could come too late for clinics that have scaled back or even shut down while bans were in effect.
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can’t look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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Ballot Measures May Restore Access to Abortion — But Will Clinics Survive?
Election results could come too late for clinics that have scaled back or even shut down while bans were in effect.
Critics Say Info Provided to GOP-Proposed Pregnancy Database Could Be Weaponized
Yet in many ways, abortion surveillance is already here, experts say.
Far Right Billionaires Are Waging a War to Capture State Courts
Florida’s abortion ban is just one recent outcome of right-wing billionaires’ effort to capture state courts nationwide.
Obtaining Abortions Is Even Harder If You’re Undocumented in a State With a Ban
The confluence of abortion and immigration laws in Florida, Arizona and Texas obstruct travel for out-of-state care.