1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1677+ words) Chief executives of the world's largest corporations enjoyed a 11 percent real-terms pay hike last year, while the average global worker saw real wages increase by just 0. 5 percent, reveals new analysis by the ITUC and Oxfam ahead of International Workers' Day…...

11+ hour, 57+ min ago  (874+ words) In a devastating blow to what John Lewis called "the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy," a right-wing, illegitimate SCOTUS finally gutted the Voting Rights Act they've long been chipping away at, ensuring communities of color will…...

20+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1750+ words) Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, celebrated the end of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, the longest government shutdown in U. S. history. AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: "For the…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1483+ words) Tom Cotton's Objection Forces FISA Sunset and Potentially Cancel Recess Demand Progress is part of a bipartisan coalition urging Congress to close loopholes in the law that allow the government to bypass the courts to surveil Americans. The following is…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1672+ words) Phoebe Trotter, Food & Water Watch, ptrotter@fwwatch. org Pro-factory farm bill must be dead on arrival in Senate Today, the U. S. House of Representatives passed its version of the Farm Bill by a vote of 224-200. The Senate has yet to propose…...

23+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1632+ words) This morning, the House voted to strip sections 10205, 10206, and 10207 from the Farm Bill, with 71 Republicans voting to strip the pesticide language and only 6 Democrats voting to keep it. This shows immense bipartisan support for upholding accountability for the pesticide industry....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1641+ words) Yesterday, President Trump continued his campaign of intimidation and coercion to weaponize the government against those whom he believes pose a threat to his political agenda. Statement of Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solom'n: Common Cause, our National Governing…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago  (1731+ words) Attempting to limit access to mail-in voting through an executive order is an unconstitutional and illegal abuse of executive power. The Constitution is clear: Only the states and Congress have the power to regulate elections " not the president. And only…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1595+ words) These bills are not about Jewish safety and New Yorkers want elected leaders to protect our constitutional rights, not limit them The right to protest is sacrosanct. That is why thousands of New Yorkers spoke out when Council Speaker Julie…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1665+ words) The agreement opens a first door into knowing more about the project's funding scheme The Trump Administration today disclosed the funding agreement for Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project. The administration disclosed the 14-page "Philanthropic Support Agreement" between the White…...