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DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Disney World by announcing a bill that would allow the state to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort's rides and monorail.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

The governor and lawmakers will introduce a bill that would end an exemption that allows Disney to inspect its own rides for safety and assign inspections to a state agency.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on Walt Disney World

The Independent UK

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The centrist plan to sabotage Biden

Centrist groups like No Label seek to undermine President Biden's re-election. Do they secretly want Donald Trump?

Salon

Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks

For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments

The Independent UK

Congress members urge probe into use of US weapons by Israel

In letter to Biden, 14 Democrats call for ensuring that ‘US taxpayer funds’ to Israel do not support rights abuses.

Al Jazeera

Donald Trump says he'll NEVER drop out of 2024 presidential race - even if convicted

Speaking to Fox News' Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, who is the first former president to face indictment, said he would 'never drop out' as it's not his 'thing'

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Peter Welch on being the Senate’s (old) new guy, dairy, and how Dems like him win rural voters

WASHINGTON — At the tender age of 75, Peter Welch is starting from scratch, in a way. Welch became one of the oldest freshmen to ever roam the Senate’s hallways after winning the seat vacated by one of the longest-serving senators ever, Patrick Leahy.

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Peter Welch on being the Senate's (old) new guy, dairy, and how Dems like him win rural voters - Roll Call

At the age of 75, Peter Welch became one of the oldest freshmen to ever roam the Senate’s hallways after winning a vacated seat.

Roll Call

4 takeaways from Chicago’s mayoral election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson

Chicago’s youth just don’t want to vote. Not even Sen. Bernie Sanders could boost turnout from the youngest voters. But both candidates’ pivot to the center could be a model for the national party in 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Starbucks fires union organiser days after Howard Schultz testified in Senate about union-busting campaign

Former CEO denied in his Senate testimony that Starbucks is engaging in illegal union-busting activities

The Independent UK

Starbucks fires worker who sparked union

The firing came just days after former CEO Howard Schultz appeared before a Senate committee to face questioning

Salon

Sanders: "We must break up Big Ag"

Progressives question Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices

Salon

Editorial: Howard Schultz and Starbucks should hold their heads high

The socialist senator from Vermont has never been afraid of rhetorical bombast.

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Beth Kowitt: It’s Schultz not Starbucks that seems to be lost

Former Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz kept his cool and stayed on message on Wednesday amid pointed questioning during a Senate committee hearing about the coffee giant’s alleged labor law violations. Even as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, described Starbucks as…

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‘Black labor v white wealth’: can a progressive win Chicago’s mayoral election?

The race could serve as a litmus test for police reform – and Brandon Johnson’s policies on crime could leave him vulnerable in the general election

Chicago Sun-Times

Bernie Sanders leads thousands at UIC get-out-the-vote rally for Brandon Johnson: ‘We have the people’

The Vermont senator aimed to energize Johnson’s progressive base and lift turnout among younger voters, who failed to turn up for the first round of balloting.

Salon

Schultz accused of lying under oath

At one point in the ex-CEO’s Senate testimony, Bernie Sanders reminded Schultz that it is illegal to lie under oath

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Young voters explain low turnout in Chicago elections

Just over 3% of voters in the Chicago municipal elections on Feb. 28 were 18 to 24 years old. About 16% of registered voters in that age group voted.

Al Jazeera

Starbucks ex-CEO jostles with Bernie Sanders over anti-union push

The coffee chain has been accused of retaliating against workers involved in unionisation efforts.

Fortune

Howard Schultz tells Bernie Sanders it's 'unfair' to call him a billionaire

Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz didn't appreciate it when Bernie Sanders called him a billionaire.

The Independent UK

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spars with Bernie Sanders over anti-union campaign as workers demand a contract

Bernie Sanders grilled the billionaire chief of the coffee empire, which has still yet to recognise a single union contract after headline-making elections – and a mountain of labour law violations

Tribune News Service

Schultz denies alleged Starbucks union busting in Sanders-led congressional hearing

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the coffee giant’s labor practices and denied union busting Wednesday in his testimony before a Senate committee chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. His appearance, along with his Starbucks coffee cup, came after a lengthy refusal that nearly led to a subpoena vote.

The Independent UK

Starbucks CEO won’t deny that conversations with pro-union staff could be seen as threatening

Coffee chain founder is hounded over dozens of allegations of illegal union busting activity

Salon

Howard Schultz takes the hot seat

Starbucks founder’s testimony before U.S. Senate committee will be an accountability moment for coffee chain

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