Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

‘Hunted like animals’: inside Trump’s war on the people who build America

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a house framer before he was killed by ICE agents. Countless other Latino builders in Texas live in fear of a similar fate Every morning long before dawn, while America sleeps, legions of Texas construction workers grab their fluorescent vests and hard hats, sling ladders and tools into their trucks, and head down the highway…

Sources (1)· Oct 21, 10:00 AM

Security Build Economy

Every telling

their own versions

The Guardian· Oct 21, 10:00 AM‘Hunted like animals’: inside Trump’s war on the people who build America

The thread

Before

Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post Is Obsessed With Union-BashingPublic approval for organized labor stands at a remarkable 71 percent, according to Gallup—its highest level since 1957. Even a 52 percent majority of Republicans approve of labor unions. This November 3, Vermont will likely pass a ballot initiative enshrining in the state constitution the right to join a union, effectively barring legislative passage of…

The New Republic12h agoWhole story →

EXCLUSIVE: Socialist Angie Nixon Has Received $70K in Unexplained Wages This Year From Obscure Company Run by Anti-ICE ActivistA mysterious company linked to a high-level anti-ICE activist has paid Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon at least $70,000 in personal wage income this year for unknown services, even as she runs for federal office. The wages, which helped Nixon break even after years of negative net worth, raise additional questions about her opaque personal…

Washington Free Beacon13h agoWhole story →

New arrivals in the ER? Georgia gears up to solve rural maternal health crisisLAVONIA, Ga. — It had been a decade since Kara Holden last had a baby. But as the former obstetric nurse prepared for her fourth child, her head was swimming with contingency plans. The labor and delivery unit where she used to work in this rural northeastern Georgia community is no longer open. So, she […]

The 19th13h agoWhole story →

Turkey Eyes Gas Exploration Off North Africa as Libya Ratifies DealTurkey moved closer to expanding energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean after the second of Libya’s two governments endorsed maritime boundaries disputed by European Union members Greece and Cyprus.

Bloomberg13h agoWhole story →

Merz Says EU to Avoid China Trade War as It Defends ItselfGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the European Union will ideally not need to use a tough new set of trade powers to counter Chinese competition, but will defend itself against what he called a new dimension of aggressive practices from Asia’s biggest economy.

Bloomberg13h agoWhole story →

Since

Norway Welcomes EU’s Softer Stance on Arctic Oil DrillingNorway sees the European Union’s new Arctic strategy rewarding its intense lobbying efforts over polar oil drilling.

Bloomberg10h agoWhole story →

Why are California state workers so mad at Gavin Newsom? Spoiler alert: Pay cutsCalifornia state workers say they're tired of governors balancing the budget "on their backs" and are beginning a statewide state strike today.

CalMatters10h agoWhole story →

Big California state worker strike set to begin todayPerhaps today is not the best day to go to the DMV. California state workers are planning a one-day strike today in multiple cities including Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles. They’re protesting what they say are unfair labor practices by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The work stoppage could affect services at the DMV, unemployment […]

CalMatters9h agoWhole story →

Reading Between the Numbers: What federal workforce data can and can’t tell youWhat can workforce surveys tell federal leaders that they won’t hear in a staff meeting?

Federal News Network7h agoWhole story →

Secret ID on fake mailers flooding red state leads to firm paid by House RepublicansPamphlets purporting to come from a transgender rights organization — mailed to families across Texas and igniting a storm of criticism from conservatives — came from a company formed last month in Wyoming. Social media posts began circulating Monday and Tuesday, the opening days of early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm election, that showed a pamphlet…

Raw Story6h agoWhole story →

More like this

similar stories in the archive

How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in TexasLorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot on his way to work by an ICE officer, after authorities say Salgado Araujo used his vehicle as a weapon. The community is demanding justice.

NBC News17d agoWhole story →

Government ice shooting controversy