DEMOCRACY NOW: Workers vs. Musk: Federal Unions Resist Attacks on Bargaining Rights & Cuts to Essential Services , A Blueprint for Resisting Trump Education Cuts? Chicago Teachers Reach "Powerful" Tentative Contract , The Darkest Hour of Need": Burmese Junta Continues Bombing in Aftermath of Devastating Earthquake, Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 42 Palestinians as Army Orders Rafah Residents to Flee, Israel Bombs Beirut Suburb, Killing at Least 4, Top Netanyahu Aides Arrested on Corruption Charges as Anti-Government Protests Continue, Cornell Doctoral Student Momodou Taal Leaves U.S. Amid Deportation Threats, Columbia Grads Tear Up Diplomas to Protest University’s Capitulation to Trump over Gaza Protests, Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $8.7 Billion in Grants to Harvard over Gaza Protests, Iran’s Supreme Leader Promises “Reciprocal Blow” to Trump’s Threat of Violence, China Holds War Games Off Taiwan After Hegseth Pledges Military Cooperation with Japan, Sen. Cory Booker Holds All-Night Filibuster Against Trump Agenda, Federal Court Temporarily Restores Protected Status for 350,000 Venezuelan Immigrants, U.S. Transfers More Immigrants to Salvadoran Prison, Admits to “Error” in Deportation of Maryland Dad, On Transgender Day of Visibility, Activists Condemn MAGA Attacks on Trans and Nonbinary People 1APR25

 

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 democracynow.org Stories Workers vs. Musk: Federal Unions Resist Attacks on Bargaining Rights & Cuts to Essential Services As federal unions lead the resistance to cuts by billionaire Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, President Trump has pushed to ... Read More → A Blueprint for Resisting Trump Education Cuts? Chicago Teachers Reach "Powerful" Tentative Contract In a major labor victory, the Chicago Teachers Union reached a tentative agreement with Chicago Public Schools Monday night that reaffirms sanctuary school ... Read More → "The Darkest Hour of Need": Burmese Junta Continues Bombing in Aftermath of Devastating Earthquake We get an update on "the darkest hour of need" for the Burmese people, from Maung Zarni, a Burmese human rights activist, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit ... Read More → "We Are Killing the Essence of What the University Is": Dr. Joanne Liu on NYU Canceling Her Talk The former international head of Doctors Without Borders is speaking out after New York University canceled her presentation, saying some of her slides ... Read More → Headlines → Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 42 Palestinians as Army Orders Rafah Residents to Flee Israel Bombs Beirut Suburb, Killing at Least 4 Top Netanyahu Aides Arrested on Corruption Charges as Anti-Government Protests Continue Cornell Doctoral Student Momodou Taal Leaves U.S. Amid Deportation Threats Columbia Grads Tear Up Diplomas to Protest University’s Capitulation to Trump over Gaza Protests Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $8.7 Billion in Grants to Harvard over Gaza Protests Iran’s Supreme Leader Promises “Reciprocal Blow” to Trump’s Threat of Violence China Holds War Games Off Taiwan After Hegseth Pledges Military Cooperation with Japan Sen. Cory Booker Holds All-Night Filibuster Against Trump Agenda Federal Court Temporarily Restores Protected Status for 350,000 Venezuelan Immigrants U.S. Transfers More Immigrants to Salvadoran Prison, Admits to “Error” in Deportation of Maryland Dad On Transgender Day of Visibility, Activists Condemn MAGA Attacks on Trans and Nonbinary People Forward this email → Donate today → Follow

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Friday, April 1, 2016 democracynow.org Stories Largest Pay Raise for American Workers in History? NY & CA Approve $15 Minimum Wage Hike Advocates are calling it one of the largest pay raises for American workers in the history of the country. About 5 million workers will see their wages increase substantially ... Read More → Exclusive: Cherelle Baldwin on Being Found Not Guilty for Defending Herself Against Abusive Ex In a Democracy Now! exclusive, Cherelle Baldwin joins us for her first interview since a Connecticut jury found her not guilty in the death of her abusive ex-boyfriend, Jeffrey ... Read More → Human Rights Advocates: U.S.-Backed Saudi Offensive in Yemen a "Dark Mark" on Obama’s Presidency Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Yemen this week to protest the first anniversary of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led offensive against Houthi rebels. The protests ... Read More → Headlines → Sanders and Clinton Campaign in New York Ahead of Primary Border Patrol Agents’ Union Endorses Trump Amid GOP Turmoil, Companies Weigh Whether to Sponsor RNC Chicago Police Union Hires Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald as Janitor Chicago Teachers Union Launches One-Day Strike Report: 12 U.S. Generals Are Deployed to Iraq Top Women’s Soccer Players File Wage Discrimination Suit Mississippi Advances Sweeping Anti-LGBT Legislation Hacker Says He Was Paid to Rig Mexican President Peña Nieto’s Election U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Sexual Abuse in Central African Republic Nevada: 8 Arrested for Blocking Entrance to Drone Base Canada: Hunger Striker Protesting Massive Hydroelectric Dam Project Fight for 15 Scores Big Victories in California and New York City