Archives for 6月 2018

Janus的上升:法院关于会费检查的裁决可以帮助工会民主化

从长远来看,由于工会民主化和振兴作为美国战后繁荣引擎的濒临死亡的运动,最高法院藐视Janus的决定实际上可能证明是一件好事。

Henry Nicholas, president of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, attends a protest by Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in Philadelphia. The protesters denounced Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor. Jacqueline Larma | AP

CHICAGO -- “Shorty!” Ricky Maclin bellowed at the secretary in a stairwell at Republic Windows and Doors, trying to get her attention. She was one of the few black temps in the secretarial pool; he was vice-president of the union local, the lone black on its executive board. The two of them got along like the proverbial house afire, and on more

由于特朗普对移民政策的争议不断,幼儿被迫面对法官

没有父母在场的情况下,年仅3岁的儿童被迫在驱逐听证会上面对法官,证实争议并未阻碍美国移民执法制度。

Immigrant families line up to enter the central bus station after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sunday, June 24, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. David J. Phillip | AP

LOS ANGELES -- Children as young as three years old are being forced to hold their own in deportation proceedings in federal court, judges have reported, further confirming how the cruelties of the U.S. immigrant enforcement regime have been largely unhindered by the local and global controversy it’s provoked. The practice began under former

五角大楼反对朝鲜和平,无限期驻扎,新的导弹防御系统

来自有争议的智库银行的报告声称,由于美国承诺无限期地派驻部队和新的导弹防御系统,朝鲜的核武器发展仍在继续。

U.S. and South Korean military soldiers pray during a ceremony marking the U.S. Memorial Day at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 24, 2018. Ahn Young-joon | AP

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – After the recent Singapore summit kick-started peace talks aimed at ending hostilities on the Korean peninsula, the tone among many Koreans, Americans and other observers was optimistic, as a peaceful resolution to the conflict seemed within reach. Yet, while peace on the Korean peninsula is something most continue to hope for,

报道:美国阿拉伯盟友重返库什纳 – 阿德尔森对巴勒斯坦实施“和平”计划的努力

美国已经在实施其“和平”计划,将美国大使馆迁至耶路撒冷,撤销对两国解决方案的支持,向近东救济工程处裁减资金以及使以色列在巴勒斯坦的种族隔离标准化。

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner watches a ceremony where President Donald Trump was presented with The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal, at the Royal Court Palace, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh. Evan Vucci | AP

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt are supporting Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” aimed at brokering peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to a report published in Israel’s largest newspaper. The report, published in Israel Hayom, asserts that the four countries

诺贝尔和平奖被提名人因两岁儿童的性剥削罪被捕

“已经成立了一个推动性暴力结束的组织,戴维斯表现出最大程度的虚伪,因为他涉嫌性剥削多名未成年人。” – FBI助理主管William F. Sweeney Jr.

Joel Davis is accused of soliciting an undercover FBI agent for sex with children. Photo | FaceBook

NEW YORK – The 22-year-old co-founder of a charity that advocates for victims of sexual violence was arrested on Tuesday in New York for possession of child pornography and for working to arrange sexual encounters with children as young as two years old. Joel Davis -- who helped found Youth to End Sexual Violence, and chaired the UN's International

美国的海外战争如何为国内的不平等提供资金

这个国家从来没有如此依赖赤字支出来支付其冲突。预计后果对于美国的长期财政健康是毁灭性的,但它们远远超出了经济。

Homeless Korean War veteran Thomas Moore, 79, left, speaks with Boston Health Care for the Homeless street team outreach coordinator Romeena Lee on a sidewalk in Boston. Steven Senne | AP

In the name of the fight against terrorism, the United States is currently waging “credit-card wars” in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere. Never before has this country relied so heavily on deficit spending to pay for its conflicts. The consequences are expected to be ruinous for the long-term fiscal health of the U.S., but they go far beyond