Elon Musk Bails Out of Twitter Deal
"It feels like the end of the movie, where the characters are bloodied and bedraggled with a Michael Bay explosion behind them," said one Twitter employee. "We could see this…
Top US Nurses Union Urges Senators to Suspend Filibuster to Protect Abortion Rights
"Reproductive health services," says National Nurses United, are "fundamental to ensuring economic justice for women across the country."
‘We WILL Fight Back’: Outrage, Resolve as Protests Erupt Against SCOTUS Abortion Ruling
Demonstrators took to the streets Friday to defiantly denounce the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority after it rescinded a constitutional right for the first time in U.S. history.
‘Moral Failure’: California Dem Pulls Plug on Fossil Fuel Divestment Legislation
"This defeat is just a temporary setback," said one campaigner. "We will organize to come back stronger to make our demand for fossil fuel divestment heard because fossil fuel companies…
‘Totally Unacceptable’: US Rejecting 90% of Afghans Seeking Asylum Under Humanitarian Program
"We don't feel safe," lamented one Afghan asylum-seeker whose brothers translated for U.S. invasion forces. "We don't know what will happen in an hour. We don't know what will happen…
Khashoggi’s Fiancée Wants Biden to Ask Saudis: ‘Where is Jamal’s Body?’
"I've been forced to live in a world where his murderers have not only gone unpunished but have also been rewarded," lamented Hatice Cengiz.
Anti-Labor Starbucks ‘Getting Wrecked’ as Memphis Workers Win Latest Union Drive
"The blowout victory comes four months after Starbucks illegally fired seven pro-union workers," noted More Perfect Union. "A historic victory."
‘Arbitrary, Racist, and Unfair’: Judge Blocks Biden From Ending Title 42
More Title 42 removals have occurred during Biden's tenure than Trump's.
Peace Advocates Sound Warnings as Progressive Lawmakers Go All-In for $40 Billion Ukraine War Packages
"Russia's invasion of Ukraine must be condemned," says one activist. "But the administration has been telegraphing for weeks that its war aims now go well beyond defending Ukraine."
US Groups Demand Full Probe After Israeli Forces Kill Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Noting Israel's "long history of targeting journalists" one Palestinian rights advocate called on the FBI to launch an independent investigation into the Al Jazeera correspondent's death.
Biden Urged to Nominate Black Woman to Supreme Court as Breyer Says He’ll Retire
By Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Reports that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire prompted progressives Wednesday to urge President Joe Biden to fulfill a campaign promise…
Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face ‘Vicious Cycle’: Their Jobs or COVID Safety
Many workers who do not paid sick face the choice of staying home without pay and getting written up, or going to work while contagious.
The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for COVID-19 Vaccines?
By Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Sharply contrasting with the $778 billion in new military spending authorized Monday by President Joe Biden, the U.S. Agency for International Development reportedly can’t…
Warren, Sanders, and Baldwin: Investors ‘Made Off Like Bandits’ at Expense of Striking Alabama Miners
Writing to the CEOs of two private equity firms, the senators decried the "blatant mistreatment" of miners, including forced 12-hour shifts and seven-day workweeks.
Ex-Prisoners Recall U.S. Torture at ‘Afghanistan’s Abu Ghraib’
"It is psychologically hard for me to recall all that was happening," said one former Bagram Air Base inmate. "The torture was mostly done by Afghans, sometimes the Americans. But…