‘Burn the rulebook of life’
Building a ‘mom commune’ (buy a home and live together) in Vermont and letting their husbands visit regularly has been a running joke between mom friends Holly Harper and Herrin Hopper. But when they both got divorced and were struck with the high costs of living in Washington, D.C.—plus the COVID-19 pandemic—the idea didn’t seem […]
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Baseball Players Rejected ‘Political Supremacists.’ Voters Should, Too.
The lyrics from Bruce Springsteen’s song “Badlands” have seldom been more relevant: “Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and the king ain’t satisfied ’til he rules everything.” Translated as: Give people a little power and they’ll seize the moment to take the scepter and impose their values upon everyone else. I […]
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Starbucks Brought Former CEO Howard Schultz Back to Union Bust, Workers Say
Starbucks announced Wednesday that it would replace Kevin Johnson, its CEO, with Howard Schultz, former CEO. Union organizers claim this is a direct attack on their union drive. In a press call with Congressional Labor Caucus members on Wednesday, union organizers said that they’re wary of Schultz and his anti-union attitude. They claim that Schultz […]
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Stacey Abrams “Wows” as Earth’s President on “Star Trek”
Democratic Party activist and Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams recently served in a different role — as president of the United Earth, on the CBS television series “Star Trek: Discovery.” Abrams, who is a Star Trek fanatic was invited. cameo as the leader of the planet in the season four finale of the show. In […]
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Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Gerrymandered GOP Maps for the Third Time
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected Republican-drawn state district maps for the third time. This sent the majority-Republican Ohio Redistricting Commission back on the drawing board. In a 4-3 decision, the judges found that the maps were unconstitutional and didn’t reflect the will of voters in the state. “Substantial and compelling evidence shows beyond a reasonable […]
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Minneapolis Teachers Strike to Bring Power Back to the Community
It’s been frigid cold and over 4,000 Minneapolis educators are out on the picket lines striking for a second week. Smaller class sizes, improved health care, more mental health supports, competitive pay for teachers along with increased pay for educational support professionals are central to our demands.Still, spirits are up. We know our cause will […]
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Women Are Leading Russia’s Antiwar Protests — and They’re in Putin’s Crosshairs
As thousands of antiwar Russians fled their country or are trapped there by devastating economic sanctions, President Vladimir Putin gave a chilling video address Thursday to the Russian people in an attempt to justify his terrible war in Ukraine. He urged a “self-cleansing of society” to rid it of unpatriotic “scum and traitors.” Putin is […]
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Republicans Supporting a No-Fly Zone Are Putting Us at Risk of Nuclear War
As Vladimir Putin’s wretched war against Ukraine grinds on with no definitive end in sight, Republicans have found a way to once again be disruptive and destructive at the worst possible juncture. Numerous GOP senators voted against $13.6 billion of U.S. assistance for Ukraine last Wednesday, and demanded more weapons from the U.S. “‘We should […]
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GOP Is Sabotaging COVID Funding Even as Experts Warn New Surge May Be Coming
Experts warn that there will be a new surge in Covid-19 use in the U.S. may be imminent as an Omicron subvariant spreads in Europe and Asia, congressional leaders are making little progress toward a deal to approve funding needed for the continuation of key pandemic response programs — includingFree vaccines and therapeutics to the […]
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Amid War in Ukraine, Global South Faces Brunt of Rising Food Prices
The United Nations is warning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might result in a “hurricane of starvation and a meltdown of the worldwide meals system” that may be particularly devastating for the World South. Wheat and fertilizer costs have soared for the reason that struggle started three weeks in the past. World meals costs might soar […]
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