Report: US-Made Bomb Killed Six Yemeni Civilians, Including Three Children, in June Attack
“It is unfathomable and unconscionable that the U.S.A. continues to feed the conveyor belt of arms flowing into Yemen’s devastating conflict.”
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DeVos Threatens to Cut Funding for Middle Eastern Studies Programs for ‘Portraying Islam Too Positively’
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called on University of North Carolina and Duke University to amend the curriculum of their joint Middle Eastern studies program, claiming it does not include enough positive material about religions other than Islam.
Millions Strike for Green New Deal in Largest Youth-Led Demonstration in History
Sunrise’s Varshini Prakash: “We’re putting the establishment on notice.”
Swiss Voters to Decide on Whether to Allow Factory Farming to Continue in ‘Milestone’ Moment
On September 16, the campaign submitted more than enough signatures for the measure to appear on the upcoming ballot.
Here’s the Evidence of WaPo Media Bias Against Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders has taken to calling out corporate media for their anti-progressive bias, and their feathers have gotten quite ruffled. In a campaign event Monday in New Hampshire, Sanders told Read More…
Bernie Sanders, AOC to Introduce Resolution Calling ‘Existential Threat’ of the Climate Crisis an ‘Emergency’
A cohort of progressive Democrats plan to introduce a resolution declaring a climate emergency Tuesday in Congress, a move that could open the door to decisive action on the crisis.
CBO Report Shows Broad Benefits From $15 Federal Minimum Wage
New analysis by the Congressional Budget Office finds that $15 in 2025 could raise the wages of 27.3 million low-wage workers and would increase the income of families who earn below three times the poverty rate by $21.9 billion.