Working People

A bitcoin mine in Texas is “killing us slowly,” local residents say

Apr 23, 2025

I would like to see Texas become the center of the universe for bitcoin and crypto,” US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said in 2021. In 2024, Republican Governor Greg Abbott said Texas “wears the crown as the bitcoin mining capital of the world.” But in small towns like Granbury, TX, about an hour southwest of Fort...

‘A tremendous chilling effect’: Columbia students describe dystopian reality on campus amid Trump attacks

Apr 17, 2025

One year ago, Columbia University became ground zero for the student-led Gaza solidarity encampment movement that spread to campuses across the country and around the world. Now, Columbia has become ground zero for the Trump...

‘People are hiding in their apartments’: Inside Trump’s assault on universities

Apr 12, 2025

International students are being abducted and disappeared by ICE in broad daylight. Life-saving research projects across the academy are being halted or thrown into disarray by seismic cuts to federal grants. Dozens of universities are under federal investigation for their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs,...

“Kill the Cuts”: Federally funded researchers warn DOGE cuts will be fatal

Apr 11, 2025

On Tuesday, April 8, unions, unionized federal workers, and their supporters around the country mobilized for a national “Kill the Cuts” day of action to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to life-saving research, healthcare, and education programs. As organizers stated on the Kill The Cuts website, "By...

Trump escalates the war on federal unions

Apr 4, 2025

Last week, President Trump escalated his administration's war on the federal workforce and workers’ rights when he signed an executive order to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions across the government. The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 150,000 government employees, has sued the...