Biden’s Assassination of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Was Illegal
President Joe Biden’s assassination of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan was illegal under both U.S. and international law. Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike on August 2. Biden declared, “People around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer.” What we should fear instead is the dangerous precedent […]
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Hundreds of California Farmworkers Are Marching for Union Voting Rights
On Wednesday, 250 farmworkers and their support took the first steps in a 24-day Delano–to-Sacramento marche to demand more voting options when they cast a ballot for unionization. The march, organized by United Farm Workers, or UFW, has been billed as the “March for the Governor’s Signature,” a reference to demands that California Gov. Gavin […]
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Candidates Running for Senate in 2022 Midterms Have Raised Nearly $1 Billion
Candidates working for U.S. Senate have collectively raised greater than $970 million, in accordance with knowledge from federal marketing campaign finance filings analyzed by OpenSecrets, which incorporates candidates who misplaced in primaries. Greater than $138 million of the cash flowing into U.S. Senate races got here from candidates self-financing their very own campaigns. When voters […]
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California and Maine Are Implementing Universal Meal Programs for All Children
When Erin Primer first heard the news that California was implementing a Universal Meal Program, she didn’t think it was true. Primer, who is the director of food & nutrition services at San Luis Coastal Unified Schools District (SLCUSD), and a long-time champion of universal meals, saw the announcement as a huge victory. “It’s been […]
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Indiana Becomes First State to Pass Extreme Abortion Ban After Roe’s Fall
Friday night saw Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb sign legislation that makes it the first state to enact extreme abortion restrictions since the U.S Supreme Court’s overturn. Roe v. Wade The Indiana senate passed the near-total ban in a 28-19 vote, hours after the House passed it with a 62–38 vote. Mini Timmaraju (NaRAL Pro-Choice America […]
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Ukrainian Debt – Cancel it or winter will be a killer
Winter is on the horizon, and it will be brutal as the war against Ukraine will not end by Christmas. While Putin may not have foreseen the war, or the so called, “special operation”, in Ukraine to last beyond March, the decision to strike in late February is now playing to his advantage. Winters in […]
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It’s Not a Loophole Just Because Dems Don’t Like It
While peddling the ludicrously named Inflation Reduction Act on CNN this past week, Sen. Joe Manchin claimed that Democrats were merely trying to “close the loopholes and collect the taxes that are owed to the Treasury and the United States people.” In Washington, a “loophole” is a euphemism for a perfectly legal policy that Democrats […]
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No Wonder We Lost Trust in the Expert Class
For years, European policymakers had assured the world that the relatively rapid “transition” to “green” energy was the world’s preordained future—regardless of the costs. Many European Union governments have followed the green experts’ advice. They eagerly shut down coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants to transition immediately to “renewable energy.”Most citizens were afraid to […]
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Trump’s Pre-Jan. 6 Actions Demolish Democrats’ ‘Coup’ Fantasies
The Stalinist Jan.6 committee rages on. During Donald Trump’s first two impeachments, his supporters cross-examined witnesses and provided exculpatory evidence. But the recent proceedings of the House special committee investigating the Capitol riot don’t try to be fair to Trump or even curious about his side of the story. Instead, these proceedings are meant to blame […]
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Federal Employees’ Job Satisfaction Up Under Trump, Down Under Biden
Federal employees’ unions decried the Trump administration for its executive ordersThis initiative aims to improve accountability and integrity in the federal workforce. The American Federation of Government Employees—the largest federal workers union—said the Trump administration’s policies would “cripple,” “purge,” and “dismantle” the federal workforce. But as is often the case, the views of union elites […]
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