EPA Workers Demand the Removal of Fossil Fuel Stocks From Their Retirement Plans
This article was originally published at Labor Notes.
Not long ago, workers at the Environmental Protection Agency were battling the Trump Administration’s many attempts to interfere with both their agency’s mission and their rights on the job.
FBI Probes Allegation That DeJoy Used Illegal Scheme to Rise as GOP Megadonor
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating Republican campaign donations in connection to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his former company.
As first reported by The Washington Post, FBI agents have been looking into campaign contributions potentially made by people currently and formerly employed by DeJoy. Sources told the publication that investigators have also issued a subpoena to the embattled postmaster general in connection with the donations.
New Report Finds Police-Perpetrated Killings in 2020 Were Vastly Underreported
According to The Guardian newspaper, 1,093 people were killed by police in the United States in 2020. Meanwhile, the website Mapping Police Violence, another well-respected source for such information, puts that number slightly higher at 1,127, and Statista claims it is 1,021. These figures reflect a consensus that has existed since around 2015 that, in general, police in the United States kill about 1,000 people per year.
Here’s When You Need To Get Tested For COVID-19 If You’ve Been Vaccinated
More and more activities are becoming available for those who’ve had their COVID-19 shot. From more freedom to travel to everyday things, like shopping indoors without wearing face masks, things appear...
Love, Death & Robots Is Growing Up
Netflix recently released Season 2 of Love, Death & Robots, an anthology show that adapts short stories into animated films. Science fiction author Zach Chapman thinks the new season is a...
LGBTQ Inclusivity: Cannabis Industry Still Needs To Do More After Pride Month Ends
By Andrew WardJune is the month when retail brands let their customers know they support LGBTQ+ rights and inclusivity, although many of them go quiet once Gay Pride is over.When retailers...
“Disaster Patriarchy”: V (Eve Ensler) on How the Pandemic Has Unleashed a War on...
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The Quarantine Report. I’m Amy Goodman.
“Disaster patriarchy: how the pandemic has unleashed...
“We Are a Plutocracy”: Jeffrey Sachs Slams Biden for Offering to Preserve Trump's Corporate...
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, as we turn to the fight over corporate taxes. President...
U.S. Finally Offers to Send Vaccines Abroad, But Lack of Global Plan Leaves Poorer...
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: The Biden administration announced plans to send 25 million COVID vaccine doses to dozens of countries in...
Smoking Too Much Weed? Here’s How To Slow Down
Marijuana is great, but too much of it is usually a problem. With the pandemic and the stress that surrounds our lives, a lot of people have taken to cannabis as...