U.S.
Supreme Court punts on Wisconsin gerrymandering case
June 19, 2018Supreme Court dodges the issue of whether partisan gerrymandering violates voters’ constitutional rights.
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UN human rights panel to discuss U.S. income inequality
June 18, 2018UN inspections of Puerto Rico after the hurricanes helped prompt its High Commission to investigate income inequality as a human rights violation in the U.S.
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Farm boss to workers: “You came here to suffer”
June 15, 2018"Growers don't want to look at how they can make the workplace better and attract more workers. They just want what's cheaper."
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Indigenous prisoner shot by police in Nebraska, denied proper medical care
June 15, 201821-year-old Micah Taylor was shot by an Omaha policeman in March. He's still got a bullet in his neck and is not getting required treatment.
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Barber to UAW: Trump a ‘symptom’ of white nationalist fears
June 15, 2018Rev. Barber called upon all progressives to come out of their "silos" and realize that the fights for workers' rights, for civil rights, and for economic justice are all connected.
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