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Paramount Skydance’s Takeover of Warner Bros. Is Bad News for Workers, Consumers, and Free Expression
Friday February 27, 2026On Thursday, the Warner Bros. Discovery board decided to abandon its plans to sell the company to Netflix in favor of a Paramount Skydance bid.In addition to offering $31-per-share to purchase the massive entertainment and news conglomerate, Paramount agreed to ...For Now A Prince. How Long Till A (Fake) King?
Monday February 23, 2026
The arrest of the U.K. rapist formerly known as Prince, and the echoing, trans-Atlantic edict that no one is above the law, lay ever-barer America's "true exceptionalism": A culture of immunity so corrosive our own heinous, in-his-fever-dreams "exonerated" Predator-In-Chief has ...SCOTUS Blocking of Trump’s “Emergency” Tariffs Is a Small But Meaningful Check on a Lawless President
Friday February 20, 2026Today, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement sweeping tariffs was unlawful. Global Trade Watch director Melinda St. Louis issued the following statement:“The Supreme Court’s decision today deals a blow ...Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs
Friday February 20, 2026Today, the Supreme Court drew a clear line, ruling that Trump’s tariffs were not within his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Food & Water Watch Senior Food Policy Analyst Rebecca Wolf issued the following statement: “Trump’s ...EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants
Friday February 20, 2026The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) – a move that will allow coal- and oil-fired power plants to emit more brain-damaging mercury, other harmful heavy metals, and dangerous ...Donald Trump to Pollute Tennessee Air with More Mercury, Arsenic, Lead
Friday February 20, 2026Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency dismantled a bedrock environmental and public health standard that protects Americans from mercury and other dangerous toxic air pollutants, such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. Rolling back the new and more protective Mercury and ...Supreme Court Ruling Curbs Trump’s Authority, But Tariff Chaos and Higher Prices Remain
Friday February 20, 2026The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision today striking down Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act will do little to deliver meaningful relief to American consumers or businesses still paying the price for his ...Center for Food Safety Responds to Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Glyphosate
Thursday February 19, 2026Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) issued the following statement from George Kimbrell, Legal Director at Center for Food Safety, in response to the Trump administration’s February 18, 2026 Executive Order concerning glyphosate:“This Trump Executive Order follows a long pattern ...Despite Relentless Attacks, Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025
Wednesday February 18, 2026New data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025, bringing the total number of workers represented by union contracts to 16.5 million. Thanks to years of sustained organizing, 11.2% of ...