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Erin Gilmer, Incapacity Rights Activist, Dies at 38

Erin Gilmer, a disability rights attorney and activist who campaigned for medical privacy, lower drug prices, and a more compassionate health system when faced with a cascade of illnesses that left her unable to work for long periods of…

Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Staff, Labor Board Finds

SEATTLE - Amazon illegally battled two of its most prominent internal critics when it fired them last year, the National Labor Relations Board found.Employees Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa had publicly urged the company to reduce its…