Scientists Warn Nuclear War Would Make the World Colder, Darker and Hungrier
Even though Russian President Vladimir Putin warns repeatedly that he could use nuclear arms if he believed Russian or Russian-inspired propagandaseized) territory was threatened, tensions also remain high in other potential nuclear flashpoints from North KoreaTaiwan to the border regions of China, IndiaAnd Pakistan. This is just as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) just […]
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Pfizer Price-Gouges by Charging 10,000 Percent Above Cost for US COVID Vaccine
Friday’s condemnation by vaccine equity campaigners of Pfizer’s announcement that it would soon increase the price for its products was a response to the criticism levelled by Vaccine Equity Campaigners. publicly fundedCovid-19 prices in the U.S. rose to $110 to $130 per dose, a move that comes as President Barack Obama is preparing to end […]
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Black Voters Mobilize for Midterms Amid GOP-Led Voter Suppression
Image credit: Julia Sharpe – Levine We speak to law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw and civil rights attorney Barbara Arnwine, who are on an Arc of Voter Justice bus tour of 26 cities across the country to increase Black voter turnout at critical midterm elections in November. They discuss voter suppression and racial-gerrymandering and the high […]
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Warren Condemns All-Trump Court for Ruling Against Consumer Protection Agency
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D.Massachusetts), who was instrumental to the formation of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before joining the Senate, blasted an earlier this week appeals court ruling that the funding mechanism for this agency is unconstitutional. The CFPB is charged with creating rules and regulations to govern the financial sector. According to its website, […]
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Another Prime Minister gone – who should be next?
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EPA Calls Out Environmental Racism in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”
Louisiana must examine how polluters imperil the health of Black residentsIn a letter sent to state regulators last week, the Environmental Protection Agency stated that it had received civil rights complaints about air quality in the area known as Cancer Alley. The agency found that southeastern Louisiana’s black residents are at greater risk of developing […]
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Kentucky Gov Expands Medicaid to Include Dental, Vision and Hearing
On Wednesday, Kentucky’s Democratic governor announced a plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program to include dental, vision and hearing care for adults. Gov. Andy Beshear’s plan to expand the services available under Medicaid in Kentucky will impact around 900,000 adults enrolled in the program. New benefits will take effect January 1, 2023. Medicaid is […]
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Time Is Running Out for Dems to Combat GOP Threat to Social Security, Medicare
Republicans are threatening to use an impending battle over the debt limit to force cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other benefits. Democratic leaders are under increasing pressure from progressives as well as rank-and-file legislators to stop the GOP ploy and significantly increase or eliminate the arbitrary federal borrowing limit. A group consisting of House […]
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Labour MP Christian Matheson quits Westminster following sexual misconduct claims
Christian Matheson (Labour MP for Chester) has abruptly resigned as an MP today, after the Independent Expert Panel – a parliamentary watchdog – recommended that he be suspended for four weeks from Westminster. The Panel’s recommendation followed allegations of sexual misconduct brought against Mr Matheson by a former member of his staff. In in his […]
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GOP Lawmaker’s Federal “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Is More Restrictive Than Florida’s
Mike Johnson, a Republican Louisiana congressman, introduced legislation to effectively block federal funding for institutions across the U.S. that recognize gender identity and sexual orientation. The bill, officially titled the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,” is being dubbed as a federal version of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” lawThe state legislature severely restricts the discussion […]
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