The dark side of SpaceX’s flight of innovation
While Elon Musk grabbed headlines again after Starship’s second test flight, his workers continue to toil under high stress and the lack of safety
87% of service workers in the US South were injured on the job last year
Southern service workers allege that South Carolina’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration discriminates against Black workers
Hundreds of Amazon workers in the US went on strike after a warehouse fire
Staten Island Amazon workers stand up to industry giant regarding safety hazards, citing a string of workplace-related deaths
Amazon workers reject unsafe conditions after storm-hit site collapse and other stories
Today we look at the death of 6 workers after an Amazon site collapsed in the US, reports of civilians killed during a U.S.-SDF raid in Syria, and more
Afghan politicians meet with Taliban leaders in Kabul amid protests and other stories
Today we look at protests in Afghanistan as Taliban members meet with political leaders, the GIEI report on human rights abuses during the 2019 Bolivian coup, and more
For Amazon workers, Cyber Monday is no cause for celebration
Workers at a number of Amazon’s facilities protested during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. According to Amazon’s own data, injuries at some of the company’s warehouses exceed those in “hazardous” occupations
- Trump admin grants white South Africans refugee status amid broader immigration crackdown
- 11 Ecuadorian soldiers killed in the Amazon as violence in the country increases
- 13 Peruvian miners murdered amid rising insecurity in Peru
- Jordan arrests BDS coordinator Hamza Khader amid intensified crackdown on pro-Palestine activists
- Coloradans organize free buses for mothers to visit loved ones behind bars
