Mike Ludwig
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Norfolk Southern Engineer Killed in Crash as Train Safety Bill Faces Pushback
Unions are backing the Railroad Safety Act while pushing for improvements, but some Republicans are skeptical. → Read More
Mississippi Republicans Want Their Own Cops and Judges in Majority-Black Jackson
Black leaders compare the push to expand a state police force responsible for recent shootings to “apartheid.”… → Read More
Biden Pledged to Take On “Junk Fees.” He Should Start With Jails and Prisons.
Private prison companies use junk fees to extract profits from incarcerated people who have no other options. → Read More
GOP Aims to Paint Telehealth Providers of Abortion Pills as “Drug Traffickers”
Meanwhile, a lawsuit in Texas threatens to take the abortion medication mifepristone off the market in every state. → Read More
Activists Call for Mass Rallies on Sunday to Protest Abortion Bans
Nancy Davis, a survivor of Louisiana’s abortion ban, will be leading the march in Baton Rouge. → Read More
Putin Planned Before Invasion to Cut Off Ukraine’s Electricity During the Winter
Russia assumed that Ukraine’s population could be controlled by shutting off access to heat and water. → Read More
Marijuana Law Reached Peak Absurdity in 2022
As cannabis startups struggle, consumers get “legally” high on sketchy synthetics sold in prohibition states. → Read More
Student Debt Relief Opponent Runs to Chair Education Committee for GOP
Rep. Virginia Foxx has said she would eliminate the Department of Education if given the chance. → Read More
Railroad Workers Slam Biden for Siding With Bosses to Avoid Strike
Frustrated railroad workers consider allying with a third party after a push for paid sick leave failed in Congress. → Read More
Congress Has One Last Chance to Turn the Tide of the Overdose Crisis
Doctors urge the Senate to vote on bipartisan legislation that would expand access to lifesaving buprenorphine. → Read More
Railroad Workers Threaten to Strike and Call for Public Takeover of the Rails
A showdown between organized labor and Wall Street looms over the world of freight trains. → Read More
GOP Would Undermine 40 Million Student Debtors to Gain Midterm Leverage
The legal challenge is part of a broader GOP strategy to delay debt forgiveness until after the midterms. → Read More
Mississippi Town Hired Racist Cop to Terrorize Black Residents, Advocates Say
The officer patrolled the streets of Lexington “with impunity” despite a well-known history of harassment. → Read More
CDC Confirms Massive Racial Disparities in Overdose Deaths
Racist drug policing is fueling the crisis, but policymakers won’t talk about decriminalization. → Read More
Rojava’s Experiment in Radical Democracy Braces for Turkish Invasion
After a decade of building feminist democracy, the Rojava revolution faces an existential threat. → Read More
House Democrats Push GOP to Take a Position on Military-Style Assault Rifles
Lawmakers will consider a ban on assault weapons sales and have called on gun makers to testify. → Read More
Putin Declares a Win in Luhansk Despite Massive Losses
Russia consolidated control of the Luhansk Oblast as partisan saboteurs claimed attacks on Russian rail lines. → Read More
CDC Warns Public to Avoid the Toxic Algae “Blooming” in Warming Waters
Pollution and climate change are fueling harmful algae in nearly every state. → Read More
After Mass Shootings, Republicans Shield White Supremacists From Scrutiny
By killing a domestic terrorism prevention bill, the GOP sent a clear signal to its white supremacist supporters. → Read More
Evictions Are Climbing to Pre-Pandemic Levels in Cities Across the US
Data suggest more than a third of households nationwide worry about facing eviction in the next two months. → Read More