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."
Assange Makes Final Appeal Against US Extradition
"If Julian Assange is not free, neither are we," said a protester at a Friday demonstration against the WikiLeaks founder's impending transfer. "None of us is free."
‘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Demonstrators took to the streets Friday to defiantly denounce the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority after it rescinded a constitutional right for the first time in U.S. history.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.