U.S.
Uncovered video shows Louisiana cop beating Black man, inflicting ‘pain compliance’
August 26, 2021Video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight.
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House OKs $3.5 trillion budget plan, allowing massive social change
August 25, 2021Vote described by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler as “critical step forward for working families”
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Battle rages over Biden agenda as key vote nears in Congress
August 24, 2021The outcome of the struggles for social justice and voting rights in the halls of Congress can change the U.S. for the better for generations to come.
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Old-time white supremacists would love McConnell’s arguments against voting rights
August 24, 2021It's the same old "states' rights" smokescreen they used against the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which Congress passed to overturn Southern Jim Crow laws.
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Voting rights equal worker rights: Unions fight for John Lewis Act, PRO Act
August 23, 2021If the filibuster remains in the way, speakers said, get rid of it.
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