The House has just passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) with 211 Democrats and 20 Republicans voting in favor of the measure! That’s overwhelming bipartisan support to restore the collective bargaining rights of thousands of VA nurses and other federal workers — rights that were unfairly stripped from them by two executive… Continue reading
“We were told what the outcome will be: ‘You have one month to find evidence to justify a lawsuit and draft a complaint against the UC system,’” said a civil rights lawyer who left the Justice Department in May. by Peter Elkind, ProPublica, and Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education… Continue reading
by Io Yeh Gilman and Kelly Waldron December 11, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) In some ways, the 25-story housing development proposed in the Marina is just what San Francisco needs. As envisioned, it would create almost 800 housing units where there is now a grocery store and parking lot. Of those, 86 would be affordable… Continue reading
Frequently Asked Questions 1234 State Reports & Fact Sheets Latest News Trump’s Social Security Commissioner Should Resign Immediately Oct 30, 2025 Health Care Costs Are Devouring Social Security’s Cost of Living Increase Oct 24, 2025 Trump’s Latest Insult to Social Security: A Part-Time Commissioner Oct 6, 2025 Ending Paper Checks… Continue reading
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris attended the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images) “Harris and the Democratic Party leadership prioritized the agendas of corporate donors and gambled on a centrist path, while largely abandoning working-class, young, and progressive voters.” Jake Johnson… Continue reading
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The vote came after an emotional debate in which some Republican lawmakers detailed threats and harassment they’d received… Continue reading
Peyrin Kao, who went on a hunger strike for Gaza, said he believes Cal “is capitulating to the demands of the Trump administration and using me as bait.” The university said it was responding to student complaints. by Felicia Mello Dec. 9, 2025 (Berkleyside.org) We work for you — and we’re… Continue reading
A 9-0 GOP gerrymander goes down in flames. December 11, 2025 (motherjones.com) Advertise with Mother Jones A protestor holds a sign opposing gerrymandering during a rally at the Indiana state House, Indianapolis, September 18, 2025.Michael Conroy/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for… Continue reading
The Provisions of Oxford in 1258 were constitutional reforms that forced King Henry III to accept a new, baronial-led government and were considered by some to be England’s first written constitution. Key provisions included establishing a 15-member council to advise the king, mandating that Parliament meet three times a year, and reforming… Continue reading
