West Virginia v. EPA: Supreme Court Attacks Life on Earth, Again

West Virginia v. EPA: Supreme Court Attacks Life on Earth, Again

Last week, in the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, the Supreme Court ripped the fundamental human right of abortion away from millions of people throughout the United States. Yesterday, in West Virginia v. EPA, it limited the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Labor Notes 2022 — A Reason to be Hopeful

Labor Notes 2022 — A Reason to be Hopeful

This year’s Labor Notes Conference in Chicago brought a record number of activists and rank and file workers from across the country. According to the organizers, they had to cap registration at 4,000 people in order not to overload the hotel staff. Labor Notes...
Clarence Thomas Promises More Right-Wing Attacks Are Coming 

Clarence Thomas Promises More Right-Wing Attacks Are Coming 

In voting to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the case that for nearly fifty years guaranteed federal protection for the right to abortion, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas provided a glimpse into future right-wing attacks that are on his agenda. Thomas wrote that the...
Over 50 Tragic Migrant Deaths in Texas: Who is to Blame?

Over 50 Tragic Migrant Deaths in Texas: Who is to Blame?

In a heartbreaking, horrifying tragedy, over 50 immigrants were left to die of heat exposure in an 18-wheeler abandoned on an Interstate near San Antonio, Texas. With children among the dead, the first responders who encountered this scene will have to struggle...