A guide to today’s biggest primaries in Missouri, Washington, Michigan, Arizona, and Kansas
Washington state
Posted inLaw and Justice
Police Foundations Scrub Corporate Partners and Board Members From Their Websites
In at least four major U.S. cities, foundations affiliated with police departments have taken down information on their partners and board members after activists began calling on them to cut ties.
Posted inWorking in America
Trump’s Immigration Order: Fast Track to an Abusive Past
The president limits U.S. entry to farmworkers with no rights—a boon to both Big Ag and nativists.
Posted inPolitics
‘What Keeps Me Up at Night Is the Partisanship’
An interview with Washington’s Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who runs the state’s universal vote-by-mail system
Posted inWorking in America
Like Uber, but for Gig Worker Organizing
Drivers and delivery personnel for app-based employers keep getting squeezed. Now they’re fighting back.
Posted inWorking in America
When Nurses Strike—and Get Locked Out
Workers stage a job action at a major Seattle hospital to win better patient care—and their temp replacements may not even be credentialed.
Posted inTAP
Washington (the State, Not the Feds) Raises Overtime Pay
Today on TAP: Once again, Washington leads with worker-friendly state laws
Posted inGreen New Deal
How States Are Leading on Climate Action
In the face of a federal default on climate, the initiative passes to governors.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Battle in Seattle
A look back at the origins of the 21st-century left
Posted inPolitics
Grassroots Money Beats Amazon in Seattle
‘Democracy dollars’ and an influx of small donations powered progressive city council members to victory over corporate money.
