Nov 21, 2024
On November 12, unionized nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore held a rally in front of the Marriott Hotel downtown, where the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) was holding a meeting. St. Agnes nurses rallied with supporters from around the city, and they were even joined by fellow...
Nov 15, 2024
Sacrifice zones are areas where people have been left to live in conditions that threaten life itself, from toxic industrial pollution to the deadly, intensifying effects of man-made climate change. In a more just and less cruel society, the very concept of a “sacrifice zone” wouldn’t exist. And yet, in America,...
Nov 2, 2024
Two years ago, the US was on the cusp of seeing its first
national rail strike in decades. Then, President Joe Biden, at the
urging of the rail companies, and with the help of both parties in
Congress, preemptively blocked railroad workers from striking in
December of 2022. Workers were forced to accept a contract
that...