WEEK IN REVIEW: 'Era of Global Boiling'; UPS Strike Averted; Bernie's $17 Minimum Wage Bill

 

The Week in Review July 28, 2023 'Wrong and Frightening': Alito Claims Congress Can't Regulate SCOTUS "What a surprise, guy who is supposed to enforce checks and balances thinks checks shouldn't apply to him," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. July 27, 2023 UN Chief Proclaims 'Era of Global Boiling' as July Set to Be Hottest Month Ever Recorded "We can still stop the worst," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres insisted. "But to do so we must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition." July 26, 2023 'Climate Upheaval': Wildfires Kill Dozens Across Mediterranean At least nine nations in northern Africa and southern Europe are struggling to contain blazes. Meanwhile, policymakers are still allowing corporate interests to pour more fossil fuels onto the raging fire of climate chaos. July 26, 2023 Facing Widespread Precarity, Young US Voters Are Becoming Even More Progressive "This generation has never felt secure—personally, physically, financially," said one pollster. July 25, 2023 'Time for Congress to Act': Sanders, Scott Unveil $17 Federal Minimum Wage Bill "Raising the federal wage floor is the single most efficient, effective—and wildly popular—bipartisan tool we have to deliver economic stability to working people," said one supporter of the legislation. July 25, 2023 UPS Strike Likely Averted as Teamsters Celebrate 'Historic' Contract Victory "This contract sets a new standard in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers," said Teamsters president Sean O'Brien. July 24, 2023 DOJ Sues Texas, Greg Abbott Over 'Barbaric' Rio Grande Buoy Barrier "This floating barrier poses threats to navigation and public safety and presents humanitarian concerns," said Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta. July 24, 2023 Israeli Parliament Approves Part of Judicial Overhaul as Protests Rage Israel's top labor union threatened a general strike and demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Knesset as Netanyahu's coalition voted unanimously in favor of the measure.

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