Five Victories Against Wrongful Convictions in the First Week of the Year
by Victoria Valenzuela, Scheer Post
on January 16, 2024
The new year has just begun and already there have been five victories against wrongful conviction within the first week,
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Youth subminimum wages and why they should be eliminated
by Nina Mast, Economic Policy institute
on January 16, 2024
Young workers face pay discrimination in 34 states and DC.
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Carbon Farming: A Sustainable Agriculture Technique That Keeps Soil Healthy and Combats Climate Change
by John J. Berger, Wiki Observatory
on January 16, 2024
How one North Dakota farmer saved his farm and livelihood using carbon-friendly farming methods.
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With Attack on Yemen, the U.S. Is Shameless: “We Make the Rules, We Break the Rules”
by Norman Solomon
on January 12, 2024
Have you heard the one about the U.S. government wanting a “rules-based international order”?
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A Chance to Hold Israel–and the United States–to Account for Genocide
by edea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies
on January 10, 2024
On January 11th, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague is holding its first hearing in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention.
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On Gaza, Most Congress Members Have Been Moral Failures. Don’t Grade Them on a Curve.
by Norman Solomon
on January 08, 2024
The vast majority of Congress members have refused to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during three months of slaughter by Israel’s military. Capitol Hill remains a friendly place for the Israeli government as it keeps receiving massive arms shipments courtesy of U.S. taxpayers.
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100+ Global Rights Groups Urge Support for South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
by Julia Conley, Common Dreams
on January 04, 2024
More than 100 international groups signed onto a letter released Wednesday by a newly formed Palestinian rights coalition, urging governments across the globe to formally support South Africa's International Court of Justice case against Israel, accusing the government of genocidal violence in Gaza.
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Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike
by Jonathan Rosenblum, The Nation
on January 02, 2024
Imagine it’s the evening of April 30, 2028. The nation is roiling as millions of workers coast to coast prepare to walk off the job in an unprecedented May Day national strike.
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U.S. Hypocrisy Over Russian and Israeli Killings
by Thalif Deen, IPS
on January 02, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 2 2024 (IPS) - When U.S. President Joe Biden lambasted “the largest aerial assault,” which hit “a maternity hospital, a shopping mall and residential areas killing innocent people”, he was not talking of the devastating Israeli attacks on Gaza but criticizing the most recent Russian military assault on Ukraine.
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Twenty-two states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, raising pay for nearly 10 million workers
by Sebastian Martinez Hickey, Economic Policy Institute
on January 02, 2024
On January 1, 22 states will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases.
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