Pandemic-era gains have transformed the job market for disabled workers — and everyone else. Let’s protect that progress.

Khalil Bendib is the cartoonist at OtherWords.org, which distributed this cartoon.

Governments are failing to protect workers from extreme heat, so it’s no surprise labor actions have been heating up too.

It’s been one year since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law, and Americans have already reaped its benefits. We reduced health care costs, invested in climate policies, and closed tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy. We made significant strides in impacting the lives of Americans across the country, drawing private sector investments, boosting wages, benefiting consumers, and protecting the environment. Thanks to Senator John Hickenlooper’s work keeping key negotiators at the table and the negotiations on track, we’re seeing results here in Colorado.

The burning of coal would cease today under a sane climate policy.

if fact is what’s been done...

Congress spent the last “military spending” debate rehashing the culture wars — not the nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget itself.