‘I know it happens’: Boeing chief admits the company has retaliated against whistleblowers ( www.cnn.com )
He acknowledged that the company had retaliated against employees who have raised safety concerns.
Whistleblower says Boeing lost hundreds of faulty parts -- and some may be on new 737 Max planes ( www.independent.co.uk )
The US Still Continues its Quest to Hide Torture ( www.fairobserver.com )
Workers from Limited Energy, Waffle House, Harper Magazine, and UPenn win in the class struggle ( www.workers.org )
The Limited Energy electricians unit install and repair systems such as fire alarms, building security systems and phone and fiber optic lines. They are striking for paid holidays (they don’t have any!), better pay and increased safety measures. The workers have received a lot of picket line support from other unions. Labor...
Citibank hit for funding extermination ( www.workers.org )
The protest was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation-Awda NY/NJ. Throughout the week, the group urged people to close their accounts at Citibank and cancel their Citi credit cards....
Much of US braces for extreme weather, from southern heat wave to possible snow in the Rockies ( abcnews.go.com )
Current and former US military personnel build a movement for Palestine within their ranks ( peoplesdispatch.org )
Pentagon blows $1bn in 'unsustainable' naval campaign against Yemen ( thecradle.co )
US executive pay rises at fastest rate in 14 years ( www.ft.com )
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All-in costs for troubled F-35 fighter jet program price tag likely to top $2 trillion, GAO says ( www.washingtontimes.com )
The Cybertruck: A Perfect Symbol of American Political Rot ( www.truthdig.com )
FAA investigating Southwest flight that came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean ( www.cnn.com )
A heat wave currently roasting the southeastern US is expected to spread into the country’s Midwest and northeast, potentially affecting nearly 250 million people, with temperatures up to 40C. ( www.theguardian.com )
Washington cozies up to another dictator, hoping that he will help prevent refugees ( web.archive.org )
The self-proclaimed "world's coolest dictator," El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele, has suddenly become an OK-with-us dictator. As the Biden administration thrashes about for solutions to the so-called refugee problem, it has put criticism of dictators aside in hope that they will somehow clamp down on people fleeing... wait...
When principled Texans care for migrants, state politicians attack ( archive.is )
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Asylum lawyers are even more overworked and stressed this year than last ( www.findlaw.com )
The complex U.S. immigration system has made it difficult for refugees and asylum seekers to secure their rights without legal help. This is doubly true for people whose first language is not English....
Boeing investigates quality problem on undelivered 787s ( www.reuters.com )
Philadelphia mayor plans prisons for drug users ( www.workers.org )
This time around, Parker has outdone herself in her plots against the drug-using community. Her budget has earmarked $100 million to create a facility to treat Substance Use Disorder. Dubbed the “Riverview Wellness Village,” This creation will provide treatment, job training, Medication Assisted Treatments such as methadone,...
In a historic advance, Amazon Labor Union joins the Teamsters ( www.workers.org )
On June 5, the Teamsters union made this groundbreaking announcement: “In a milestone for organized labor, the Amazon Labor Union has formally affiliated with the 1.3 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The affiliation supplies renewed representation and stronger resources for Amazon workers — behind the...
Portland, Oregon: People’s Summit Against U.S.-led War ( www.workers.org )
The summit’s keynote speaker was Brandon Lee, a San Fransisco-born Indigenous rights activist who was shot and badly wounded in the Philippines during a suspected assassination attempt by the U.S.-backed Philippine government....
Progressive African American journalist fired for pro-Palestine stance ( www.workers.org )
The Hill’s firing of Gray was in retaliation for an interaction between her and Yarden Gonen, whose sister was allegedly taken hostage during the al-Aqsa Flood. Throughout the interview, Gray calmly and cordially disagreed with Gonen, who was espousing Islamophobic and anti-Arab bigotry, as well as repeating the debunked...
Texas Secessionsts Win GOP Backing for Independence Vote: 'Major Step' ( www.newsweek.com )
Protesters tell Biden: ‘We are your red line’ ( www.workers.org )
Calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the demonstrators loudly told Biden: “We are your red line!”...
Joe Biden distorts D-day ( www.workers.org )
The powerhouses of [neo]imperialist propaganda — think Hollywood — present World War II and especially the Normandy landing as the Western imperialist powers’ contribution to a heroic victory of Western democracy over totalitarianism, meaning over Adolf Hitler and Nazism....