The poor are bearing the brunt of California’s storms
As the West Coast of the US faces torrential rains and harsh wind, California’s 172,000 homeless people face two storms: natural disaster and state indifference
Saudi coalition bombs Yemen hours after Houthi ceasefire declaration and other stories
Today we look at the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen as the war enters its 8th year, violent repression of South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo, and more
British workers protest rising costs, Tesla faces lawsuit and other stories
Today we look at a protest against rising costs in the UK, a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Tesla in the US, and more
California’s gig workers and Florida’s minimum wage: some ballot measures that require your attention
While gig economy workers faced defeat in their struggle against California’s Proposition 22, Florida workers secured a major victory in their six-year-long fight to raise the minimum wage to USD 15 per hour
Californian court passes injunction on gig workers’ law, after threats from Uber and Lyft
Uber and Lyft, have strongly opposed California’s AB5, that classifies gig workers as employees, instead of as contractors of the companies
US adds 50,000 COVID-19 cases in single-day spike, reopening reversed in several States
The fresh surge in the daily reported cases in the US has pushed several State administrations to reconsider plans to reopen their economies
Workers’ lives at risk Tesla to resume production in defiance of lockdown rules
Elon Musk, the chief executive office of US electric car maker Tesla, even dared the authorities to arrest him and threatened to shift the factory outside Fremont, California
California’s labor law regularizing gig economy workers could set a global precedent
The legislation is the first of its kind and will likely force app-based corporates like Uber to reclassify their workers as employees rather than as contractors
- Death toll from floods in Rio Grande do Sul rises to 90, affecting more than 1 million people
- Floods wreak havoc on southern Brazilian state with 83 confirmed deaths
- Israel shuts down Al Jazeera operations in the country
- Universal Health Coverage: A failure of implementation or strategy?
- Glimmers of hope in Gaza ceasefire talks
