The Raise the Wage Act crosses one barrier but many more remain
The Raise the Wage Act that mandates the gradual hike in minimum wage to $15 an hour was approved by the US House of Representatives but will face a tough challenge in the Senate and president Donald Trump
Amazon workers in Europe and North America strike on Prime Day
Thousands of workers protested across Europe and North America over unfair wage practices and working conditions on the occasion of the 48-hour Prime Day shopping festival
“My body, my choice”: hundreds march in Alabama against anti-abortion law
Protesters said the law would make abortion unsafe and disproportionately affect the State’s marginalized communities. There have been calls to boycott Alabama in the aftermath
Maryland becomes sixth US State to implement minimum wage of 15 USD per hour
The new law schedules a pay rise which will ensure all workers receive 15 USD per hour by 2026
US senators try to push bill to punish boycott of Israel
Senators Ben Cardin (Democrat) Rob Portman (Republican) tried to include the bill that penalizes companies and organizations that boycott Israel in a larger omnibus spending bill to avert a government shutdown
Progressive International mulls ways to fight resurgence of the right
The inauguration of the Sanders Institute in Vermont saw left-leaning and progressive leaders, activists and authors discuss solutions for global problems, such as lack of accessible healthcare, homelessness and environmental degradation.
#WontBeErased: U.S. Transgender community protests against government’s attempt to enforce stricter gender definitions
The Health and Human Services (HHS) department has drafted a memo to establish the legal definition of gender, with the proposal to recognise only either male or female sex.
US Midterm Elections 2018: A Possible Blue Wave With A Progressive Tilt
US progressives are hopeful that just two years after Donald Trump was elected president, the midterm elections will shift the balance in Washington DC and on a state level to the Democrats
- Iran hits back, seizes a UK-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
- Power grid workers protest planned layoffs in Spain
- Teachers in Swaziland demand immediate solution to education crisis
- Brazil approved more new pesticides in 200 days than European Union did in 8 years
- Missile and sophisticated weapons found in raid on Italian neo-Nazi party
