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April 28, 2019

Black Workers Say Walmart’s Background Checks Are Racially Discriminatory

Rebecca Burns In These Times

Balentine is one of two Black workers who filed racial discrimination charges against Walmart this week, alleging that the company’s background check policies had a disparate impact on African Americans in the Elwood facility.

April 27, 2019

The Most Dangerous Time for Women’s Rights in Decades

Martha Burk CounterPunch

State legislatures are escalating their assault on women's right to choose — and on the women who attempt to exercise it.

April 27, 2019

Things Didn’t Go Well When Betsy DeVos Was Confronted with Her Department’s Charter School Fraud

Jeff Bryant Our Schools

The U.S. Department of Education has been scammed for hundreds of millions of dollars by fraudulent or mismanaged charter schools.

April 27, 2019

How Boeing Might Represent the Greatest Indictment of 21st Century Capitalism

Marshall Auerback Independent Media Institute

Packed in the 737 fiasco are all the economic problems we face: crony capitalism, regulatory capture, offshoring and man vs. machine.

April 27, 2019

Organizers Reach Thousands at Game Developers Conference, Connect to Anti-Fascist Struggle

Jesse Smith Liberation News

A recent survey released by the conference organizers found that 49 percent of game workers are actively pro-union, with only 16 percent currently not sympathetic

April 27, 2019

Drug Patients Forced to Work for Exxon, Shell and Walmart for Free

Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter Al Jazeera

Cenikor, a nationally renowned drug rehabilitation program, has forced patients struggling with addiction to work for free for more than 300 for-profit companies, including some of the nation’s largest, most likely in violation of federal labor law.

April 26, 2019

Friday Nite Videos | April 26, 2019

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Hasan Applies for a Job at the CIA. 'Slay the Dragon' Explores Gerrymandering. Sanders More Electable Than Biden, According to Dem Primaries. New Human Species Found in the Philippines. Fox News Judge: Trump Committed Obstruction Of Justice.

Hasan Applies for a Job at the CIA

April 26, 2019

Looking to stay busy in between episodes of Patriot Act, Hasan found a job listing for a graphic design position at the CIA. Watch as Hasan takes us through his portfolio for the job and discusses the CIA's "close" relationship with the Muslim community. Inspired by Hasan's work? Check out the listing and apply!

'Slay the Dragon' Explores Gerrymandering

April 26, 2019

The Supreme Court is set to rule this term on whether partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, and a new film, "Slay the Dragon," takes a look at how districts are drawn. Directors Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance join "Red and Blue" to discuss their documentary, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival this month.

Sanders More Electable Than Biden, According to Dem Primaries

April 26, 2019

Former vice President Joe Biden officially launched his 2020 campaign, with a video confronting Trump about his response to violence in Charlottesville. The Washington Post’s EJ Dionne tells Ari Melber Biden was trying to “occupy a vision above the field” in a crowded Democratic field.