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Friday, December 27, 2024

Panel discusses ongoing impact of fines and fees on marginalized Alabamians

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By Ralph Chapoco Criminal justice reform advocates discussed  the impact of fines and fees on marginalized Alabamians, as well as possible s...

Biden Commutes 37 Death Penalty Sentences — Critics Call for More

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By Chris Walker, Truthout President Joe Biden has granted commutations to most of the people currently facing a federal death penalty senten...
Saturday, December 21, 2024

'No Contract, No Coffee': Starbucks Workers Launch Five Days of Strikes

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By Jake Johnson Starbucks Workers United accused the company of "backtracking on our promised path forward" and failing to present...

Workers launch largest strike against Amazon in US history

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By  Natalia Marques Amazon workers across the country hit the picket line in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike to demand union recogniti...
Friday, December 20, 2024

Report: Florida imposed seven new death sentences in 2024, most in the nation

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By Christine Sexton An  annual report  put together by a national group that tracks the death penalty says Florida led the nation this year ...

Syria Is Free, Say Media—But That Shouldn’t Mean Free of US Occupation

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 By Gregory Shupak  54   Shares Since the overthrow of the Syrian government, corporate media analysts have offered advice as to how the US ...

Teamsters Union Launches 'Largest Strike Against Amazon in US History'

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 By Jake Johnson and Eloise Goldsmith "We are fighting against a vicious union-busting campaign, and we are going to win," said on...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Ohio Senate bill would automatically close low-performing public schools

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 By Megan Henry A Republican bill in the state Senate would automatically shut down low-performing Ohio public schools.  State Sen. Andrew B...

Democrats' Working-Class Failures, Analysis Finds, Are 'Why Trump Beat Harris'

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 By Jessica Corbett "By branding itself as an active party of economic populism that fights for needed changes for the working class, t...

California’s jail population will rise thanks to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say

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By Nigel Duara In summary California recorded historically high numbers of deaths in county jails for the past six years. Now, counties expe...