Desperation at the US border
Thousands of migrants, driven by economic warfare waged by the US, find themselves in conditions of despair at the southern US border
Over 11,000 TV and film writers on strike in the US
Worker compensation has not kept up with the streaming industry’s profits. Writers say big studios need to stop “pleading poverty”
Nationwide outrage after Black homeless man murdered by white vigilante in NYC subway
A Black homeless man was murdered by a white vigilante in the New York City subway system. “I don’t have food, I don’t have a drink, I’m fed up,” were some of his last words
Why 340,000 UPS workers are preparing to strike in the US
United Parcel Service workers and the company are in negotiations over a new contract. The workers, who are vital to the country’s economy, often don’t have time to return home for a full night of sleep or are forced to rest in shelters because their pay is too low to afford a room
Estados Unidos tiene una crisis de trabajo infantil. Los legisladores la quieren empeorar.
El estado de Iowa acaba de aprobar uno de los proyectos de ley a favor del trabajo infantil más extremos de los últimos tiempos, que deja a los empresarios libres de responsabilidad si un niño trabajador muere cumpliendo sus labores
The US has a child labor crisis. Lawmakers are trying to make it worse.
Iowa just passed one of the most extreme pro-child labor bills in recent times, leaving employers off the hook if a child worker dies on the job
No officers charged, once again, in murder of unarmed Black man shot at over 90 times
Akron, Ohio resident Jayland Walker died in June after sustaining 46 gunshot wounds. His crime? A broken taillight
Florida’s abortion ban and “pro-life” hypocrisy
Women’s lives are on the line after Ron DeSantis, notoriously ultra-right Governor of Florida, signed a six-week abortion ban