Politics (Page 29)

As workers around the world rally to mark May Day, International Workers’ Day, we speak with organizers in Los Angeles and Chicago. The May Day Strong coalition here in the United States says 3,000 protests and events are scheduled across the country with organizers calling for “no school, no work,Continue Reading

Global real worker pay fell 12 percent while real CEO pay surged 54 percent between 2019 and 2025.At least four CEOs of major corporations each pocketed over $100 million in pay and bonuses last year. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan led the pack at over $205 million. Billionaires were paid $2,500Continue Reading

On International Workers’ Day, we take a look at the state of workers’ rights and freedoms in India, where pressure on fuel supplies from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has deepened the cost-of-living crisis and labor unrest is on the rise. In mid-April, tens of thousands of workers from theContinue Reading

“I can’t profess to understand,” the New York Times reporter said about one of the president’s fixations that’s gobbling up the news cycle., Read MoreContinue Reading

A leading candidate is hoping to make up for a financial disadvantage with biting criticisms of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer., Read MoreContinue Reading

This morning, the House voted to strip sections 10205, 10206, and 10207 from the Farm Bill, with 71 Republicans voting to strip the pesticide language and only 6 Democrats voting to keep it. This shows immense bipartisan support for upholding accountability for the pesticide industry. “Major pesticide issues haven’t beenContinue Reading

In a devastating blow to what John Lewis called “the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy,” a right-wing, illegitimate SCOTUS finally gutted the Voting Rights Act they’ve been chipping away at for years, ensuring communities of color will increasingly be denied “a voice in their own destiny.”Continue Reading

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Congressional Map and Guts Key Provision of Civil Rights Act, Supreme Court Weighs The Traitor’s Power to End Protected Status for Syrians, Haitians, Iran’s Currency in Freefall as The Traitor Says U.S. Could Block Ports for Months, Hegseth Clashes with Congressmembers Who Accuse Him ofContinue Reading

Efforts to resolve the conflict have hit an impasse, which the United States is trying to unlock with a naval blockade of Iran’s oil exports., Read MoreContinue Reading