Politics

New York sues Amazon for not protecting workers against COVID, firing whistleblowers

February 19, 2021 By PAI

“We won’t let corporate bullies put New York workers in harm’s way,” state AG Letitia James tweeted.

West Virginia workers keep pressure on Manchin for $15 wage

February 18, 2021 By PAI

The conservative Sen. Joe Manchin says $15 is too high, but workers in his state are putting the squeeze on him.

Famed Black journalist Joe Walker’s fateful meeting with Malcolm X

February 18, 2021 By Tim Wheeler

Joe Walker was already a widely admired African-American journalist when he got a surprising invitation to become the editor of Muhammad Speaks, the Nation of Islam’s newspaper.

Execution cruelty hidden by Trump officials to speed up death sentences

February 17, 2021 By Michael Tarm

Questions are being raised about whether federal officials misled courts to ensure the executions scheduled from July to mid-January were done before death penalty opponent Joe Biden became president.

Workers press Biden to fight for $15 minimum wage

February 16, 2021 By Will Weissert And Alexandra Jaffe

Democrats have long promised an increase—support for a $15 minimum wage was including in the party’s 2016 political platform—but haven’t delivered.