11+ hour, 54+ min ago   (434+ words) The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to disrupt the November 3 midterm election with a series of legal appeals directed to the US Supreme Court, as well as efforts to mobilize immigration agents and other federal police at polling places,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1180+ words) The attempt by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to bring down bond yields (interest rates) at the longer end of the market by organising an increased Treasury buyback operation of up to $6 billion has hit the ground with a thud....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1016+ words) The National Archives and Records Administration will close branches in San Francisco and Chicago. It is the latest move in the Trump administration’s attack on history and public education. While news of the closures only reached a major national news…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (309+ words) Conahan’s execution was one more in a killing spree without precedent in Florida’s modern history, to which we will return. The conviction was sealed by jailhouse informant John Neuman, who claimed Conahan had confessed to the killing. That testimony was…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (486+ words) On September 12, 2001, the World Socialist Web Site issued a statement declaring: The World Socialist Web Site unequivocally condemns the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Those responsible for the hijacking of four commercial passenger aircraft and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (659+ words) In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the APWU warned that the final USPS rule could produce “catastrophic wholesale non-delivery” of mail ballots to hundreds of thousands of voters. The courts have repeatedly ruled against the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (798+ words) Less than 8 weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, the Trump administration is escalating its drive to disenfranchise millions of working class and poor voters. The centerpiece of the White House’s assault on the right to vote is its attack on…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (502+ words) The federal incentive would supplement programs already operating in states, including Georgia, California, New York and Texas. The administration has presented the measure as a response to the growth of subsidized production in countries, including Canada, Britain and Australia, claiming…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (572+ words) According to the UAW’s contract “highlights,” Bridgewater workers would not make the touted $35 an hour until 2033—three years after the contract expires! At American Axle the $30 top rate will not be reached until 2030 and will fall far short of workers…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (316+ words) The trial of Lindsay Clancy ended Friday afternoon in a mistrial, after a jury of nine women and three men told Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan “with a heavy heart” that they could not reach a unanimous verdict. Jurors…...