Following the announcement (pdf) that Chicago Public Schools is laying off nearly 1,200 teachers and key staff members, public school advocates on Friday slammed the “In Emanuel's 'War on Educators,' Hundreds More Chicago Teachers Laid Off”
Month: October 2020
New Yorkers Wage Urgent Battle for GMO Label Law
Campaigners for a bill to label foods made with genetically modified organisms (or GMOs) in New York are racing against the clock this week as “New Yorkers Wage Urgent Battle for GMO Label Law”
The Silent Power of Nonviolent Boycotts and Blockades
CAPE TOWN – Peruse a few reports on global military expenditure and you will not be able to shake the image of the planet as “The Silent Power of Nonviolent Boycotts and Blockades”
UN Security Council Demands Investigation Into Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight
The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution demanding an international investigation into the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight in Ukraine “UN Security Council Demands Investigation Into Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight”
Federal Judge Rules Alabama Abortion Law Unconstitutional
A federal court on Monday ruled that Alabama’s law requiring abortion-providing doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals is unconstitutional. The law was originally “Federal Judge Rules Alabama Abortion Law Unconstitutional”
Missouri National Guard Troops Ordered to Ferguson
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order early Monday morning authorizing the deployment of National Guard units to the town of Ferguson amid continued “Missouri National Guard Troops Ordered to Ferguson”
Three Dead, Hundreds Injured in Anti-Government Protests in Pakistan
Anti-government protesters in Pakistan were met with tear gas and rubber bullets as they entered Parliament grounds in Islamabad on Sunday to demand Prime Minister “Three Dead, Hundreds Injured in Anti-Government Protests in Pakistan”
As Pro-Democracy Movement Grows, Thousands March in Hong Kong
Thousands of activists on Sunday staged a silent march through Hong Kong, holding signs and banners declaring their outrage at the Chinese government’s recent anti-democracy “As Pro-Democracy Movement Grows, Thousands March in Hong Kong”
As US Bombs Iraq and Syria, Who Exactly Is Being Killed?
As the United States passes week seven of its expanded war on Iraq, and week two of air strikes across Syria, a critical question remains “As US Bombs Iraq and Syria, Who Exactly Is Being Killed?”
Report Documents Walmart Heirs' Efforts to Destroy Rooftop Solar Revolution
The Walton family—who, as heirs to the Walmart fortune, have more wealth than 42 percent of American families combined—are impeding the nation’s transition to a “Report Documents Walmart Heirs' Efforts to Destroy Rooftop Solar Revolution”