āOur patients deserve the best, not mediocrity.ā This phrase has been emblazoned across graphics on the social media feeds of the Oregon Federation of…
In the United States, calls for better social services, public programs, and other state-led interventions are reliably met with cries of impracticality.…
After two years of continuous effort in research, agitation and direct action, the organizers of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) celebrated a…
Last week, the research and advocacy nonprofit Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a comprehensive report that examines the structural origins, punitive state responses and…
The last few weeks have seen a spate of leading technology entrepreneurs, investors and other key figures publicly endorsing Donald Trumpās 2024…
During presidential primary elections this spring, a nationwide network of organizers under the banner ofĀ the Uncommitted movementĀ rolled out a groundswell campaign across…
A strike is underway within the University of California (UC) system ā with UCLA, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz all now…
Current workplace fatality figures, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in December 2023, show that on-the-job deaths in the United States…
Across U.S. universities and workplaces, a growing number of dissenting voices have faced swift reputational, career and personal backlash after speaking out…
āItās this sort of dread that hangs over me,ā says D. āThe fact that medical care ā even if I can pay…
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