On Thursday, April 24, 2008, auto workers on strike at American Axle rallied in Detroit outside a shareholders meeting of the company where Richard Dauch, CEO, reiterated company demands for pay cuts amounting to more than half the workers wages and benefits. Detroit police were mobilized in force with two dozen squad cars, a bus to transport prisoners, and a special riot control squad armed with firearms and large canisters of mace.
Judge denounces Trump’s “incredibly troublesome” invocation of Alien Enemies Act
The case is the focal point of an increasingly violent and unhinged campaign by Trump to assert unlimited presidential powers, which supposedly cannot be constrained by the courts, which in the Constitution is a co-equal branch of government.
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On the 5-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic
New York Times resurrects debunked Wuhan Lab Lie
A publication on the discovery of a novel coronavirus by Chinese scientists has been the occasion for the Times to drum up the lab leak conspiracy once more.
Benjamin Mateus•
Musk's Pentagon meeting points to advanced planning for conflict with China
The publication of reports of the planned Pentagon briefing triggered a highly unusual and vociferous denial by US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as a Pentagon spokesperson.
Andre Damon•
2,300 teachers slated for layoffs in California
Thousands of California educators and support staff are expected to lose their jobs before the start of the 2025-2026 academic year more than 2,300 school employees received pink slips last week.
Dan Conway•
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Joseph Kishore•
Socialist Equality Party (US)•
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