Amazon workers’ union win sparks a new labor movement
Yesterday, President Biden praised a victory by Amazon workers in New York in their bid to unionize. About 55% of the workers at the Staten Island warehouse voted to form the first U.S. union at Amazo...
7 Huhti 202211min
How civic engagement can combat climate change
UN climate scientists gave governments a “final warning” in a new report on Monday, saying that to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, emissions must peak by 2025. At the Axios What...
6 Huhti 202211min
What does the West stand for?
On Sunday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to CBS' Margaret Brennan. In that conversation, he described apparent Russian war crimes committed against the people of Ukraine and what the la...
5 Huhti 202211min
Apparent war crimes reported in Ukraine
Russian forces have retreated from the area around the capital Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian forces and civilians to take stock of the devastation. In Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, Ukrainian troops and internat...
4 Huhti 202211min
Food banks are feeling the squeeze
Inflation is now at 7.9 percent and has been causing financial hardship for millions of American families for months. But it's getting harder for food banks to get the staples they need in order to he...
1 Huhti 202211min
The 9-5 workday is fading
Covid didn’t just change where we work, it also changed when we work. The 9-5 workday is fading - some estimates suggest that 75% of all global companies now allow most employees to work from anywhere...
31 Maalis 202211min
Russia's concessions draw US skepticism
After several hours of peace talks in Turkey, Russian officials said yesterday they would scale back military activity near Kyiv, Ukraine and to the north. Plus, U.S. covid booster strategy takes a p...
30 Maalis 202211min
Biden’s push for police funding
President Biden Monday proposed a $5.8 trillion budget for the coming fiscal year, which would include a tax on billionaires and increased spending on defense, supply chain issues and law enforcement....
29 Maalis 202211min
