acts

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California enacted the Silenced No More Act in 2022, making it illegal for employers to use separation agreements that prohibit the disclosure of unlawful workplace acts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Although the resulting recoil force is extremely small, it acts continuously over millions of years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

It’s unclear whether the U.S. will join these ranks as Social Security faces insolvency by 2032 — at which point benefits would be cut by 22% unless Congress acts to shore up the system.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

The small McCartneys are adorably running around all of the on-tour footage, and everyone acts like it is absolutely normal.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

The book examines how individuals and institutions—victims, perpetrators, and bystanders—know about yet deny the occurrence of oppressive acts.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander