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  • Exonerated Central Park 5 Member Reacts to Trump Indictment With One-Word Statement
    Yusef Salaam, one of the five New York teens wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park, issued a brief statement following Thursday's criminal indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump—who called for bringing back the state's death penalty to execute the defendants and never apologized after they were […]
  • 'A Huge Deal for Accountability': New York Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump
    This is a breaking story… Please check back for possible updates... A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump for his role in a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the matter. The grand jury's move would make […]
  • 'Enough Is Enough': Democrats Propose Plan to Combat GOP's Anti-Trans Onslaught
    Amid a growing wave of Republican attacks on transgender rights—including a recently passed U.S. House bill targeting trans youth—a pair of progressive congressional lawmakers on Thursday prepared to reintroduce a resolution codifying protections for transgender Americans. The revived Transgender Bill of Rights—introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and co-sponsored by […]
  • Minor League Baseball Players Poised to More Than Double Pay With First Union Contract
    Major League Baseball and recently unionized minor league players working for MLB team affiliates reached a tentative deal Wednesday on a historic first collective bargaining agreement.The pending five-year contract is set to more than double the pay of athletes who currently receive poverty wages even though the average MLB team is worth more than $2 […]
  • House Passes Republican Energy Agenda (HR1) to Prop Up Fossil Fuel Corporations Instead of Protecting the Planet and Its People
    Today, the House passed H.R. 1, better named the "Polluters Over People" Act, which paves the way for corporate polluters to develop new fossil fuel infrastructure backed by taxpayer-funded subsidies, hindering a just transition to affordable and reliable clean energy. The Polluters Over People Act is a clear reflection of the fossil fuel industries' influence […]
  • House Progressives Offer Biden 'Bold Vision' With Executive Action Agenda for 2023
    Outlining the steps that President Joe Biden can take now to deliver justice for the working people who helped elect him in 2020, the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday released its 2023 Executive Action Agenda to ensure that the president will "build on his record of progress." The agenda includes executive actions, strong rulemaking, and […]
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  • Exonerated Central Park 5 Member Reacts to Trump Indictment With One-Word Statement
    Yusef Salaam, one of the five New York teens wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park, issued a brief statement following Thursday's criminal indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump—who called for bringing back the state's death penalty to execute the defendants and never apologized after they were […]
  • 'A Huge Deal for Accountability': New York Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump
    This is a breaking story… Please check back for possible updates... A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump for his role in a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the matter. The grand jury's move would make […]
  • 'Enough Is Enough': Democrats Propose Plan to Combat GOP's Anti-Trans Onslaught
    Amid a growing wave of Republican attacks on transgender rights—including a recently passed U.S. House bill targeting trans youth—a pair of progressive congressional lawmakers on Thursday prepared to reintroduce a resolution codifying protections for transgender Americans. The revived Transgender Bill of Rights—introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and co-sponsored by […]
  • Minor League Baseball Players Poised to More Than Double Pay With First Union Contract
    Major League Baseball and recently unionized minor league players working for MLB team affiliates reached a tentative deal Wednesday on a historic first collective bargaining agreement.The pending five-year contract is set to more than double the pay of athletes who currently receive poverty wages even though the average MLB team is worth more than $2 […]
  • House Passes Republican Energy Agenda (HR1) to Prop Up Fossil Fuel Corporations Instead of Protecting the Planet and Its People
    Today, the House passed H.R. 1, better named the "Polluters Over People" Act, which paves the way for corporate polluters to develop new fossil fuel infrastructure backed by taxpayer-funded subsidies, hindering a just transition to affordable and reliable clean energy. The Polluters Over People Act is a clear reflection of the fossil fuel industries' influence […]
  • House Progressives Offer Biden 'Bold Vision' With Executive Action Agenda for 2023
    Outlining the steps that President Joe Biden can take now to deliver justice for the working people who helped elect him in 2020, the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday released its 2023 Executive Action Agenda to ensure that the president will "build on his record of progress." The agenda includes executive actions, strong rulemaking, and […]