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Many U.S. unions have longstanding ties to the State of Israel. What is the Teamster connection? Author Joe Allen uncovers ties going back to Israel's founding, Hoffa, organized crime and gun-running to the new state from Detroit and Cleveland.

'The pro-human camp coalition' opposes the 'atrocities committed on October 7' and also stands against identifying all Gazans with Hamas 'used by them to rationalize indiscriminate killing and denial of humanitarian aid'

Takeaways from 2023

Nearly 10 percent of cars sold in 2023 were EVs.

A Harvard Professor says plagiarism became a “pretext” to oust Gay, and discusses the larger right-wing war on education aimed at undoing progress on race, gender and addressing inequality.

We must keep watching. It is only in this pain that we will charge our resolve and our power – and force America and Israel to end this bloody war

Librarians in at least three states are asking the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to intervene after they were fired for refusing to ban books.

Will 2024 be just a hangover from 2023?

Current lawsuits could create a framework for suing fossil fuel companies over their role in the environmental crisis

The minimum wage continues to be a powerful tool for fostering economic equity and ensuring a dignified standard of living for workers across the nation.