Starbucks faces walkout at hundreds of US stores

9 minutes ago About sharing Starbucks Workers United said this year’s Red Cup walkout would be bigger than in 2022 The union representing thousands of Starbucks workers in the US is staging a walkout on one of the coffee chain’s busiest days of the year. The action comes amid a bitter fight between Starbucks and…

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Republicans Get Ready to Rumble

Politics / November 15, 2023 Republicans Get Ready to Rumble After House Democrats narrowly averted a shutdown, GOP congresspeople are in brawling mode. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Senate Armed Services Committee members Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Joe Manchin (R-W.Va.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) talk before a hearing of the National Security Agency and US Cyber…

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The March for Israel Was a Hate Rally

Activism / November 15, 2023 The March for Israel Was a Hate Rally What kind of gathering against anti-Semitism invites anti-Semites? Dave Zirin Ad Policy President of Israel Isaac Herzog speaks on video during the March For Israel at the National Mall on November 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Noam Galai / Getty) Washington, D.C.—“Final…

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Settled Actors’ Strike Brings Hollywood Back Online

Culture Today 9:59 am The Settled Actors’ Strike Brings Hollywood Back Online The Settled Actors’ Strike Brings Hollywood Back Online SAG-AFTRA agreement addresses key issues, but future struggles await the entertainment industry.  Ben Schwartz November 15, 2023 SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and the union’s executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announce the end of…

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