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WEB4 days ago · House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Bill to Protect Workers’ Rights and Safety. Among other measures, the bill would majorly increase the penalties employers must pay for violating workers' rights. By. Brett Wilkins , C …
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WEB5 days ago · Trump has yet to release an official health assessment to the public since the attempt on his life nearly two weeks ago. Get the news you want, delivered to your inbox every day. Jill Webb is a Brooklyn-based award-winning journalist and audio producer. She mainly covers mental health, the environment, and labor issues.
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WEB5 days ago · The anti-immigrant fearmongering of both parties replicates tactics that have given rise to fascism throughout history. Get the news you want, delivered to your inbox every day. Jake Bolster is a multimedia journalist who covers climate change, energy, and the natural world across the United States.
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WEB5 days ago · Kate Hilts is a digital strategist who loves working for the 3 million members of the National Education Association — and wants to get back to it! She also is a proud member of the National Education Association Staff Organization (NEASO). Learn more about NEA’s lockout of NEASO staff at ...
House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Bill to Protect Workers
WEB4 days ago · A group of Democratic U.S. House members on Friday unveiled legislation “aimed at bolstering protections for America’s workers and ensuring accountability for employers who flout labor and employment laws.”. The Labor Enforcement to Securely (LET’S) Protect Workers Act was introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) — the …
Amy Goodman | Truthout
WEB5 days ago · Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on more than 1,100 public television and radio stations worldwide.Time Magazine named Democracy Now! its “Pick of the Podcasts,” along with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
In US, Netanyahu Spoke of “Democracy” But Offers ... - Truthout
WEB4 days ago · Speaking before a joint session of Congress this week in an attempt to justify the mass destruction and death wrought by Israel’s war on Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu preached about his country’s “powerful and vibrant democracy” to applause from an audience dominated by Republicans as protests raged outside the …
A Month After SCOTUS Decision, Newsom Issues Order Targeting …
WEB5 days ago · California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued an executive action this week ordering the removal of unhoused people across the state from encampments they’ve been living in, empowering cities to enforce laws that bar people from sleeping outside in public places. Newsom did so after the Supreme Court ruled last month that such ordinances …
US Doctors Back From Gaza Push Kamala Harris, Joe and Jill
WEB5 days ago · This comes as a group of 45 U.S. doctors, surgeons, nurses who have volunteered in Gaza since October 7th have written an open letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, demanding an immediate ceasefire and an international arms embargo against Israel. The group of health workers include evidence of a much higher …
Elena Kagan: Supreme Court Should Have Enforcement …
WEB5 days ago · Kagan is the first justice of the Supreme Court to say that an independent enforcement mechanism is needed. Her doing so comes amid news this month that President Joe Biden is set to propose a series of reforms to the Court, including tenure limits for justices and enforceable ethics rules, both of which are supported by most …