Category: NEWS
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When The Grid Fails Overseas And At Home Working Families Foot The Bill
Ten million people woke to dark homes and silent refrigerators in Havana last Saturday. That marked the third time this month Cuba lost all…
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Sixty Eight American Bridges Face Ship Strike Risks One Year After Tragedy
A single faulty wire on a cargo ship triggered a power failure that killed six construction workers and dropped the Francis Scott Key Bridge…
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Job Cuts And Rising Costs Leave Workers Without A Reliable Safety Net
92,000 paychecks vanished from factory floors and retail counters in February, pushing the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent and sending a clear signal that…
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Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Prioritizes Combating Drug Cartels in the Western Hemisphere
The President has approved a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that designates the dismantling of drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as a top priority…
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When Storms Strike Working Families Lose Their Only Path To Recovery
Seventy percent of New Yorkers on recovery medications went without enough of them after Superstorm Sandy. That is not a statistic. That is a…
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Sixty Eight Lives Lost While Corporate Executives Counted Every Dollar Saved
One hundred two million dollars. That is the exact civil penalty attached to the lives of sixty eight workers who stood on the Francis…
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Sixty Eight Bridges Now Face Scrutiny While Working Families Pay The Price
Sixty eight bridges across the country now require urgent safety assessments after investigators determined they could buckle if struck by a cargo vessel. That…
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Pump Prices And Empty Fridges Show Inflation Is Still Winning
A gallon of regular gas jumped 24.1 percent in March alone, pushing drivers back to the pumps with wallets already stretched thin. For a…
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Federal Agents Raid Minnesota While Washington Ignores Working Families
Three thousand federal agents descended on Minneapolis while a single bullet ended a protestor’s life. That is the opening chapter of a federal crackdown…
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Wes Moore marks two years since Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse with solemn reflection and renewed commitment to infrastructure safety
The Patapsco River glistened under the early spring sun as Wes Moore, Maryland’s governor, stood on the Dundalk side of the Francis Scott Key…