Removing TSA workers’ collective bargaining rights is union busting. Period. apnews.com/article/collec…

NEW: Private equity dominates the fire truck market. They bought in looking to double profits — now communities everywhere are paying the price. Trump blames other countries for stealing American manufacturing, but he's ignoring the problem of massive corporate greed.

Bernie asks the crowd at a CNN town hall: "How many people think the American health care system is broken?" Every member of the audience raised their hands.

NEW: Bernie Sanders is drawing the largest crowds he's ever seen, and an upcoming rally in LA could be his biggest yet. We went to Denver to see why tens of thousands of people across the political spectrum want to fight oligarchy. "[Democrats] are f*cking blowing it."

The IRS just agreed to share immigrants’ tax information with ICE to facilitate deportations. The move is not only cruel, it will cost the government billions.

Last year, the IRS finally launched an easy and secure new Direct File system to let you file your taxes for free. The DOGE just decided to shut it down and make you shell out hundreds of bucks to Turbotax instead. apnews.com/article/irs-di…

NEW: A former Palantir employee is sounding the alarm. Peter Thiel’s company rose to prominence working with military, law enforcement & ICE. They capitalize on fear and unrest to make money. Now they want you to pay them to build the “government’s central operating system.”

America’s unions and working people will not accept cuts to our essential services like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security just so billionaires can get even more tax breaks. We should be expanding essential services, not gutting them.

United CEO Scott Kirby received an 83% raise last year for a total compensation of *$33.9 million* in 2024. Yep, you read that right. Meanwhile @afaunitedmec Flight Attendants haven’t had a raise since COVID. Quick thread on Kirby’s sky-high pay. (1/4)

Hey Airbnb! The bill is due! 🧾 In case you missed it, Airbnb is suing San Francisco to avoid paying $120 million in taxes, money that could be going to public services. While they were inside the Superior Court today, over 600 of us were outside making our voices heard.

The super rich now control more of America’s wealth than ever before.

America's 19 richest households got $1 trillion richer last year, an increase greater than Switzerland’s entire economy.

NEW: The 1% account for about 30% of all unpaid taxes in the U.S. Tax evasion by the ultra-rich costs the U.S. about $150 billion a year. But Elon Musk and Donald Trump fired the workers who audit the rich. And now ordinary workers and taxpayers are left to shoulder the costs.

DOGE claimed to save billions by cutting jobs, canceling contracts, and repealing regulations. But a new analysis shows it could cost $135B.  This is what happens when an unaccountable billionaire runs the government. foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/14/elo…

“We can’t have unaccountable tyrannies — like companies that run schools but don’t pay attention to the voices that are supposed to benefit from those institutions.” — CTU Vice President Jackson Potter The Chicago Teachers Union just released a new report,’Unchartered

Education is an opportunity agent, and federal support should not be used as a piggy bank to defund our already underfunded public schools and give billionaires another tax cut. #HandsOffPublicSchools

Despite the best efforts of hundreds of educators and Chicago families, Chicago’s charter school experiment has resulted in a culture where charter corporations operate without thorough oversight, reasonable public accountability, financial transparency, or equitable educational

🚫 No thrones 🚫 No crowns 🚫 No kings On June 14, AFT members are saying no to Trump’s authoritarian pageantry & yes to the people-powered future we’re fighting for every day in our schools, hospitals, and communities. Join us at an event near you:

Republican Medicaid cuts would be devastating. More than half of US children rely on Medicaid and CHIP for healthcare. The GOP budget slashes this lifeline. #DontKillOurMedicaid

NEW: Investor-owned utilities are jacking up our energy bills. NorthWestern, Montana’s largest utility company, is trying to raise rates so their shareholders pocket more profit. Regulators recently approved a 28% hike. Now NorthWestern is asking for another 20% on top of that.