“The only people who will benefit from their firings are corporate polluters.” As defenders of the planet marked Earth Day with pledges to fight the destructive agenda of U.S. President Donald Trump, some green groups on Tuesday responded with alarm to the administration’s plans for layoffs at the Environmental Protection Agency. Several news outlets obtained the notice that EPA […]
“This is just cruel and doesn’t have to happen,” said the Debt Collective. The Trump administration on Monday announced that it will resume involuntary collection measures against defaulted federal student loan recipients, including garnishing wages, tax refunds, and Social Security benefits and “other actions to help borrowers get back into repayment,” as the U.S. Department […]
“Will the millions who will mourn his death these coming days respect this wish of his? Will they care for Gazans and Palestinians the way he did?” The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, hours after he appeared at an Easter mass and appealed for an end to Israel’s war […]
Events on Saturday included marches as well as direct community-oriented actions, including neighborhood cleanups and food drives. Two weeks after millions of people attended “Hands Off” protests across the United States, expressing outrage over President Donald Trump’s unlawful deportation operation, abandonment of due process for hundreds of migrants, and spending cuts in the interest of enriching the […]