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2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (305+ words) The Trump administration has already cut worker protections for 8,000 career federal civil servants. The White House has now tasked agencies to increase that number; those employees could then be fired at will without recourse as well. Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 10:32 PM…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (559+ words) Mainers descended on the city of Biddeford Monday after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 26-year-old Colombian man, with protesters demanding an end to a federal agency that has killed citizens and immigrants alike.“Is this…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (215+ words) At least 19 full-time faculty members and 68 university staff received layoff notices last month as part of a broader restructuring plan. Only the formation of independent rank-and-file committees that unite workers and students across every division of the university can reverse…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (906+ words) The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature On July 7, hundreds of government workers marched and rallied at the National Atomic Energy Commission headquarters in Greater Buenos Aires, and other cities in…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (223+ words) Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) called out the ’20-minute’ phone conversations Republicans have held with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and said those calls should be taken publicly. McConnell, 84, was reportedly transported to the hospital via ambulance on June 14 after paramedics arrived…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (126+ words) The filing comes hours after the state AGs first sued to block the $110 billion deal The post 12 State AGs Seek Temporary Restraining Order to Block Paramount-Warner Merger Ahead of Litigation appeared first on TheWrap. Twelve state attorneys general on Monday…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (575+ words) This important cultural and scientific institution—one of the oldest institutes of archaeology in Germany, which has existed 200 years and withstood two world wars—is now set to be destroyed, while the German federal government pours billions into the military…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (367+ words) These developments confirm the warning issued by the World Socialist Web Site, on June 15, that any ceasefire with US imperialism would be the prelude to further war. “The end of this stage of the war does not mean the end…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago  (176+ words) “A wave of nationalist fervor in Iran is creating a difficult atmosphere for the country’s diplomats, making it harder to agree to U.S. terms to permanently end the fighting and secure much needed relief from sanctions,” the Wall Street…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (48+ words) President Donald Trump just pulled off a shocking power grab as election season heats up, and it barely registered on the radar, according to one analyst. Last week, Trump dismissed the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, a…...