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Hegseth: Opposition at home is Trump's greatest adversary in Iran war
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (837+ words) WASHINGTON'Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used his first appearance before Congress since the start of the President Donald Trump's war on Iran to declare that the "worst adversary" faced by the U. S. is the American people's opposition to the administration's policy. Speaking…...
Labor and allies map final May Day plans
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (1389+ words) WASHINGTON'Workers" rights and workers" causes will be the main emphasis, but not the only one, when millions of people take to the streets in more than 3, 000 demonstrations nationwide to reclaim May Day as the special holiday for workers. If plans…...
Supreme Court trashes what's left of Voting Rights Act
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (563+ words) The ruling was also a major win for the white supremacist policies of President Donald Trump and his MAGA backers. They argued before the Court that the Louisiana map expanding voting rights to African Americans discriminated against white people on…...
Lessons from 1936: Why France's Popular Front still matters today
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1734+ words) Ninety years ago, fresh from their May Day marches, the people of France went to the polls and made history. The election of May 3, 1936the decisive second round of legislative votingdelivered a sweeping victory to the Front Populaire, the Popular Front…...
Water infrastructure attacked in Iran: U. S. -Israeli strikes on civilian systems violate human rights
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (408+ words) In a context of widening violations of international law, international humanitarian law, and human rights attributed to the United States and the Israeli entity, the targeting of desalination facilities in southern Iran marks a significant escalation affecting infrastructure essential to…...
Lessons from 1936: Why France's Popular Front still matters today – People's World
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1375+ words) Ninety years ago, fresh from their May Day marches, the people of France went to the polls and made history. The election of May 3, 1936the decisive second round of legislative votingdelivered a sweeping victory to the Front Populaire, the Popular Front…...
China's 15th Five-Year Plan charts path for sustainable development – People's World
1+ week, 6+ day ago (329+ words) Legislators, teachers, civic leaders, workers, trade unionists, scientists, economists, and experts in many fields from across China met in Beijing in March for the "Two Sessions'the annual meetings of the country's two top political bodies....
Dire news today, April 28, on Workers Memorial Day – People's World
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (811+ words) WASHINGTON'The Donald Trump regime has spent the first years-plus of his second presidential term trashing decades of progress in protecting workers" safety and health on the job, the AFL-CIO says....
If Colombia falls to the right, Trump gains another Latin American ally – People's World
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (443+ words) Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first and only left-leaning president, leaves office soon. First round voting on his replacement takes place on May 31, and Iv'n Cepeda, standard bearer of Petro's Historic Pact party, leads in opinion polls....
Progressive politics sweep Michigan Democratic Party convention
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (74+ words) Show me what democracy looks like" The race for regent" Claudia Grace is a writer and multidisciplinary artist from Ypsilanti, Michigan. Schwadron writes from Michigan. At Virginia Supreme Court, GOP tries to disenfranchise voters Dire news today, April 28, on Workers…...