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Betrayal of Railway Workers Ignites Working-Class Fury Toward Biden and Democrats

"Politicians are happy to voice platitudes and heap praise upon us for our heroism throughout the pandemic," said one rail leader. "Yet when the steel hits the rail, they back the powerful and wealthy Class 1 rail carriers every time."

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Gen Z Voters Are a Force for Progressive Politics. Can Politicians Keep Up?

Karen Dolan ·
Young voters are repelled by the far right, but that doesn't mean they'll always show up for squishy centrists.
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Democrats Failed to Understand the Fundamentals of Collective Bargaining for Railway Workers

Philip Mattera ·
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What We're Demanding at the Upcoming Biodiversity Summit

Agnès Le Rouzic ·
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Further

A column by Abby Zimet
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A column by Abby Zimet
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This Is Embarrassing

Let's hope the record number of Georgians voting early for their vital Senate runoff is bad news for Texas resident, werewolf wannabe, walking mass murderer of the complete sentence and bobble-headed GOP stooge Herschel Walker, who's already lurched through a messy profusion of lies, gaffes and WTF-isms - most recently, declaring "I live in Texas" and issuing a hostile, witless "love it or leave it" ultimatum to young people, now voting in droves. To be safe, Raphael Warnock just released a lethal new ad whose premise is elemental: Let the man speak, aka babble, and let the people listen.

Abby Zimet · Nov 30, 2022

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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 30, 2022.

With GOP House Control Looming, Pascrell Calls for Swift Release of Trump Tax Records

Kenny Stancil ·

Samuel Alito

House Committee to Investigate Alito Leak, Right-Wing Lobbying at Supreme Court

Julia Conley ·

During a rally outside the White House on December 1, 2022, demonstrators urge French President Emmanuel Macron to stop using trade rules to block climate action.

Climate Activists Tell Macron to Stop Using Trade Rules to Thwart Clean Energy

Kenny Stancil ·

Joe BIden

Biden Urged to Sign Executive Order Guaranteeing Rail Workers Paid Sick Leave

Brett Wilkins ·

Plastic pollution

Campaigners Demand Deep Cuts to Plastic Production as Global Treaty Negotiations Ramp Up

Julia Conley ·

rail workers

Putting 'Profits Over People', Senate Rejects Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers

Brett Wilkins ·

Biden

'We Must Cancel Student Debt,' Activists Argue as SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case in February

Jessica Corbett ·

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.

A Labor Revolt Is Brewing... Inside the National Labor Relations Board

Kenny Stancil ·

The Newswire

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Breaking news, press releases, and action alerts from the progressive community

Congress to Biden: Halt Discrimination Against Iranians

National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
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War & Peace

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Pentagon Fails Another Audit, Yet Congress Poised to Approve $847 Billion Budget

"This isn't using our taxpayer dollars wisely," said the National Priorities Project. "It's robbing programs that we need, like the discontinued child tax credit that cut child poverty by half."
Kenny Stancil ·
A pair of F-35B Lightning II aircraft are seen on board a U.S. warship in Manila, Philippines on September 27, 2022.
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Biden Mulls Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine

Brett Wilkins ·

Nuclear Plant

UN Demands Demilitarized Zone After Latest Zaporizhzhia Shelling

Julia Conley ·

Ukraine bombing

80 Nations Including US Commit to Better Protect Civilians From Urban Bombing

Brett Wilkins ·

Polish President delivers a speech at COP27

'Unfortunate Accident': Polish President Says Missile That Killed Two Likely Fired by Ukraine

Jake Johnson ·

Climate Emergency

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Climate Activists Tell Macron to Stop Using Trade Rules to Thwart Clean Energy

"Governments should be empowered to fight climate change and support the clean energy transition without fear of being undermined by antiquated trade rules," said one advocate.
Kenny Stancil ·
During a rally outside the White House on December 1, 2022, demonstrators urge French President Emmanuel Macron to stop using trade rules to block climate action.
Plastic pollution

Campaigners Demand Deep Cuts to Plastic Production as Global Treaty Negotiations Ramp Up

Julia Conley ·

Lake Powell

Experts Warn 'Doomsday Scenario' for Colorado River Basin Possible in 2023

Julia Conley ·

Students lead climate justice march in London

Three UK Universities Ban Fossil Fuel Industry Recruiters From Campus

Julia Conley ·

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks in Lisbon, Portugal on November 19, 2022.

Lula Aims to Create New Federal Police Unit to Curb Environmental Crimes in Brazil

Kenny Stancil ·

Covid-19

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Covid Disruptions, 'Rising Anti-Vaccine Activism' Linked to Growing Measles Threat

"Widening gaps in immunization coverage are letting measles—the most contagious yet vaccine-preventable killer disease—spread and cause illness and death," said one expert.
Kenny Stancil ·
A health worker administers a vaccine to a child following a measles outbreak that killed at least 10 children in Mumbai on November 23, 2022.
Pharma Greed Awards

And This Year's 'Pharma Greed Awards' Go to…

Brett Wilkins ·

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO Chief Demands 'Sustained Action' to Help Long Covid Patients

Brett Wilkins ·

Lab technician Alejandra Sanchez cares for a patient in the emergency department at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on March 11, 2022 in Apple Valley, California.

Covid Inaction Leaves US Facing 'Major Storm Without Even an Umbrella in Hand,' Experts Warn

Kenny Stancil ·

Relatives mourn during the burial of Covid-19 victim Maria Joana Nascimento at Vila Formosa Cemetery, in the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil on August 6, 2020. (Photo: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images)

'Blood On Your Hands' If Global Poor Hit With Covid Wave, WHO Official Tells Rich Nations

Kenny Stancil ·

Economics

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A Labor Revolt Is Brewing... Inside the National Labor Relations Board

"From Congress, we demand funds, not furloughs," says the NLRB union. "From NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, we demand collaboration, not coercion."
Kenny Stancil ·
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.
Activists protest outside Wells Fargo's corporate headquarters in New York City on October 5, 2016.

Democrats, Progressive Groups Push DOJ to Publish Database of 'Corporate Lawbreaking'

Kenny Stancil ·

railworkers

House Passes Paid Sick Leave for Railway Workers Despite Opposition of 207 Republicans

Kenny Stancil ·

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) walks up the House steps at the Capitol on June 17, 2021.

Congressional Labor Caucus Demands More Funding for NLRB Before GOP Takes House

Kenny Stancil ·

BNSF workers arrive in Golden, Colorado on August 22, 2018.

'All of Rail Labor Is Going to Suffer': Workers Furious Over Biden Move to Preempt Strike

Jake Johnson ·

Politics

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With GOP House Control Looming, Pascrell Calls for Swift Release of Trump Tax Records

"Donald Trump tried to hide his tax returns from our oversight but after 1,329 days we have finally obtained the documents," said the New Jersey Democrat. "We should review and release them."
Kenny Stancil ·
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 30, 2022.
Samuel Alito

House Committee to Investigate Alito Leak, Right-Wing Lobbying at Supreme Court

Julia Conley ·

Joe BIden

Biden Urged to Sign Executive Order Guaranteeing Rail Workers Paid Sick Leave

Brett Wilkins ·

rail workers

Putting 'Profits Over People', Senate Rejects Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers

Brett Wilkins ·

Donald Trump

'Donald Trump Has Finally Run Out of Places to Hide' as House Dems Get Tax Returns

Brett Wilkins ·

Rights & Justice

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'We Must Cancel Student Debt,' Activists Argue as SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case in February

"The right-tilted Supreme Court now holds in the balance relief for millions of hardworking Americans," said one campaigner. "It would be a giant loss for the economy if justices rule in favor of the special interests."
Jessica Corbett ·
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Citing 'Unprecedented Crisis,' House Dems Push Biden to Protect Haitians From Deportation

Jessica Corbett ·

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Starbucks Violated Law and Must Bargain With Union in Seattle: NLRB

Jessica Corbett ·

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Merkley Bill Aims to Dismantle Hedge Fund Stranglehold on Housing Market

Jessica Corbett ·

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As Corporations Enjoy Record-High Profits, Experts Urge Congress to 'Rein Them In'

Brett Wilkins ·

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