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Author: Ginny Keenan

Howard Schultz’s Own Foundation Decries Starbucks’ Treatment of Its Workers

By Ginny Keenan Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s foundation has released a report that rates Starbucks as one of the worst large employers in the country…

Oregon Could Be the First State To Make Health Care a Right

Oregon may become the first state to make health care a constitutional right in November. Residents will vote on Ballot Measure 111, which would amend…

Amazon Fired a Disabled Union Organizer Under Suspicious Circumstances

Amazon has been targeting union supporters and workers with disabilities and illnesses, firing both groups en masse. The company just fired Amazon Labor Union co-founder…

Senate Candidate Adam Laxalt’s Campaign Funded by Wealthy Elites

One race in Nevada could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. Republican Adam Laxalt claims he’s fighting for working people against a “ruling elite.”…

Rochelle Garza May Unseat Texas’s Corrupt Attorney General

Video edited by Josh Hirschfeld-Kroen More than one and a half years after the deadly power grid failure that knocked out electricity for millions of…

The Ballot Initiatives to Watch in 2022

November's elections will determine control of the U.S. Senate and House, but there are also a number of key ballot measures that will shape the…
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Governor May Use Jackson’s Water Crisis to Privatize Water System

As Jackson, Mississippi entered its sixth week without usable running water, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said the state is considering a plan to privatize the…
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