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Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! Donald Trump’s golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, is hosting a January 6 awards gala next week, when organizers plan to honor 20 defendants arrested for taking part in the deadly January 6 insurrection. Donald Trump is listed as an invited speaker to the gala.…

The National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday Amazon must recognize and bargain with its unionized delivery workers in Palmdale, California, rejecting Amazon’s claims that it is not their main employer since the workers are subcontracted through another company. Delivery workers with the Teamsters union celebrated the ruling. Delivery worker: “Amazon…

¡Hasta la victoria siempre! This weekend, we learned of the loss of Blanca Flor Bonilla, a Salvadoran feminist revolutionary leader. CISPES shares in the honoring of her legacy and sends our condolences to her family and community. We will miss her and will continue to be guided by her commitment…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The advocacy group Tax Justice Network said that even a modest wealth tax on the world’s richest could easily raise $2 trillion each year, more than enough to help poorer nations become climate-resilient and transition to clean energy. The group cited Spain’s “solidarity surcharge,” implemented…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The immigrant rights group Make the Road Action has announced its support for Kamala Harris in its first-ever general election presidential endorsement. The group acknowledged the vice president has a checkered track record on immigration, including warning migrants, “Do not come,” during a visit to…

Foto Yahoo.com By Isaac Cohen* Error! Filename not specified.Now that the US central bank’s preferred indicator has revealed a decrease in inflation, the attention must turn toward the labor market. Last week, the Labor Department informed that in May the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index increased 2.6 percent from a…

Photo: NVIDIA/Facebook By Isaac Cohen* What can be said about a company that derives its name from the Latin “Invidia,” with a logo of a green eye, that in three months went from $2 trillion in market capitalization to $3 trillion at the start of June, and that last week…

Governor Moore shows the executive order. Photo: Maryland.gov By The Progressive Maryland Team Last week, Governor Wes Moore made a significant move by pardoning more than 175,000 marijuana convictions. This action will positively impact an estimated 100,000 individuals. This executive order makes Maryland the first state to issue mass pardons for…

Photo courtesy GHRC/USA Dear Reader: It is a terrible thing to be forced from your home and country, leaving behind your family, friends, and life’s work. Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez, a tireless advocate for justice, and a defender of human rights, was forced to flee his beloved Guatemala in 2022.…

Foto Yahoo By Isaac Cohen* The decision adopted last week by the central bank of the United States, known as the Federal Reserve, to leave unchanged the federal funds interest rate did not stir the financial markets. Contrary to expectations, even the announcement that there may be only one interest…