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45,000 USPS Workers Aren’t Getting Paid This Week Amidst Union Decertification Push
Instead of their pay, workers are being offered a money order that must be paid back due to what USPS called a “programming issue.”
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Millions Sick and Untreated, Thanks to Medicaid ‘Unwinding’
By Eve Ottenberg, CounterPunch August 25, 2023 During the pandemic, poor people did not have to renew their Medicaid annually. Now that covid is supposedly over, that has changed. Unwinding, Read More…
The Climate Culprits Hiding Their Role In California’s Extreme Weather
As California is pummeled by unprecedented storms and wildfires, corporations are fighting a landmark bill exposing their true contributions to climate change.
America’s IRS Can’t Find Millions of Sensitive Tax Records: Watchdog
The US Internal Revenue Service cannot locate thousands of microfilm cartridges containing millions of sensitive individual and business tax account records, according to a watchdog report.
Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source
A United States judge upheld a subpoena requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal the identity of a confidential source, who allegedly committed a Privacy Act violation against Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen.
New Docs Link CIA to Medical Torture of Indigenous Children and Black Prisoners
While we may never know the full truth, we owe it to those harmed and killed to illuminate their stories.
Amazon Delivery Drivers Walk Out in First-Ever Driver Strike
The drivers unionized with the Teamsters in late April, and are on strike to demand that Amazon come to the bargaining table.
FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on users of home security cameras
Amazon agrees to Ring and Alexa settlements but didn’t admit violating any laws.
The Dark Money Behind Kansas’s Misleading Anti-Abortion Campaign
Tax records show how Leonard Leo’s $1.6 billion dark money network is quietly working to eliminate state abortion protections.
Amazon To Pay $30 Million For Alexa, Ring Privacy Violations
Amazon and its subsidiary, Ring, have agreed to separate multi-million dollar settlements with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over privacy violations involving children’s use of Alexa and homeowners’ use of Ring doorbell cameras.
Dancers at LA’s Star Garden Topless Bar Become Only Unionized Strippers in the US
Dancers at a topless bar in LA are set to become the first unionized strippers in the US in a decade.
Your Messaging Service Should Not Be a DEA Informant
A new U.S. Senate bill would require private messaging services, social media companies, and even cloud providers to report their users to the DEA if they find out about certain illegal drug sales.
Bombshell Filing: 9/11 Hijackers Were CIA Recruits
At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing.
15 Million People Could Lose Coverage as Nightmarish Medicaid ‘Purge’ Begins
“I feel sick,” said one physician. “Medicaid is not enough: we need seamless, lifelong universal care now.”
NYPD is Refusing To Comply With NYC’s New Surveillance Tech Laws
The NYPD filed vague reports about its surveillance tech, bucking requirements under a new law.