Mainstream Press’s Initial Coverage of Climate Bill Was a Lazy Distortion
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Publish columnist Eugene Robinson as soon as in contrast the habits of a lot of the nationwide press corps to a wheeling flock of birds. Every chicken follows the opposite birds in quest of The Story, till all of them transfer typically in the identical route. Although it tends to have a […]
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Union Organizing at “Progressive” Companies Comes With Its Own Set of Challenges
The general manager at a member-owned, sustainable, organic food cooperative. The executive director of a reproductive healthcare center. A collective board at a soup kitchen. The socialist-themed owners of a plant-based meats company. The bosses of a punk-doughnut chain and a queer restaurant. What do they have in common, you ask? Often, the answer is […]
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650+ Progressive Groups Vow to Fight Manchin Deal “With Everything We’ve Got”
A wide range of more than 650 climate and progressive advocacy groups Wednesday called on congressional Democratic leaders to reject Sen. Joe Manchin’s “alarming” demands for U.S. fossil fuel projects contained in a “dirty” side deal that the West Virginia Democrat secretly negotiated to gain his support for his own party’s historic but watered-downpackage on […]
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Amid Redistricting-Fueled Chaos, Corporate Democrats Win in New York Primaries
Insiders at the Democratic Party establishment Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and multi-millionaire Dan Goldman secured wins in their respective battles in New York’s primary on Tuesday, dashing hopes of more progressive challengers in a turbulent year upended by redrawn congressional districts in the state. Maloney, chair of the powerful Democracy Congressional Campaign Committee, which controls […]
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Abortion Is Now a Top Issue Driving Midterms, Due to Far Right Supreme Court
A new poll has shown that abortion is a top issue among majority voters in the midterm elections this fall. After the Supreme Court was overturned by far right extremists, abortion is now ranking higher than immigration. Roe v. Wade. Pew Research Center finds in a survey conducted earlier this month that 56 percent of […]
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Remembering Howard Zinn on His 100th Birthday
We keep in mind the legendary historian, writer, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years in the past at the moment. Zinn was a daily visitor on Democracy Now! from the beginning of this system in 1996 up till his demise in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of […]
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Six Months Into War, Diplomatic Settlement in Ukraine Is Still Possible
The war in Ukraine is not ending. There are no visible signs of a conclusion to this tragedy, although it’s hard to imagine the current situation remaining unchanged for much longer. The war has exposed dramatic weaknesses in Russia’s armed forces, while Ukrainian resistance has surprised even military experts. In the meantime, it is more […]
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Liz Truss says she would use nuclear warfare
A Birmingham hustings event was attended by the foreign secretary, who stated that she is not afraid of using nuclear weapons if she is elected prime minister. Truss said she was “ready” to hit the nuclear button if needed and that it was an “important part of being prime minister”, even though it would mean […]
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Fauci’s Rise and Fall Illustrates Death of ‘Expertise.’ By Suicide.
The most alarming institution that has been radicalized in recent years is the medical field. What will our society look like when you can’t trust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or even your doctor? Monday’s announcement by Dr. Anthony Fauci was that he would be stepping down from his position at National Institutes […]
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Federal Jury Finds 2 Men Guilty of Plot to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Two men were found guilty by a federal jury of plotting to kidnap the Michigan governor. Gretchen Whitmer was convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. in 2020. This was despite the fact that Whitmer had taken over protections in response to the pandemic. Prosecutors said that Whitmer’s kidnapping was just one step in their […]
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