Activism / September 8, 2023 The Hugely Important Strike You’re Not Hearing Enough About The LA hotel workers’ strike is vast, high-stakes, and being met with intense resistance. So why isn’t it getting more national attention? Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Striking hotel front desk agent Lauren Lesure, center, and other hotel workers and their supporters…
Politics Yesterday 5:00 am In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight. September 8, 2023 The Central City Concern outreach team…
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Society / September 8, 2023 Elon Musk Is a Threat to Democracy How the owner of Tesla and Space X became a state within a state. Jeet Heer Ad Policy (Jaap Arriens / NurPhoto via AP) On October 7, 2022, as Elon Musk was on the cusp of purchasing Twitter, he was cheered on by…
North Korea has not yet demonstrated that the submarine is actually operational.
24 minutes ago About sharing No new offshore wind projects have been bought by developers at a key government auction, dealing a blow to the UK’s renewable power strategy. Results showed no bids for new offshore wind farms, but there were new solar, tidal and onshore wind projects. Firms had said the price set for…
US Open 2023 Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 August-10 September Coverage: Daily live text and radio commentaries across the BBC Sport website, app, BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra American teenager Coco Gauff reached her first US Open singles final by beating Karolina Muchova in a semi-final disrupted by climate protesters….
35 minutes ago About sharing Workers rescuing a driver stranded after waters rose quickly Hong Kong and southern Chinese cities are battling widespread flooding as the region endures some of its heaviest rainfall on record. On Friday, streets and subway stations were underwater in Hong Kong as officials shut schools and workplaces. The weather bureau…
Footage shows the vehicle being searched by police after it left HMP Wandsworth.