Republican State Legislators Have an Ominous Plan to Rewrite the US Constitution
If you think the Supreme Court overturning abortion rights in this country was radical and shocking, you ain’t seen nothing yet. This past weekend, Denver hosted a convention that you should know about. It was funded by some of America’s wealthiest men and foundations. Unfortunately, it has not received enough publicity. Imagine if most public […]
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Lobbyists Raked in Record $2 Billion in First 6 Months of 2022
Federal lobbyists are slated to spend in record numbers this year after lobbyists raked in $2 billion in the first two quarters of 2022 alone — an all-time high. The analysis of lobbyists’ financial disclosures by OpenSecretsRecord spending by lobbyists this year follows earlier record spending. Lobbyists spent record amounts in the first quarter 2022. […]
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We Can’t Avoid Climate Breakdown Without Reducing Growth, Leading Economist Says
Herman Daly, a leading expert on ecological economics, believes that the current economic system is the root of the climate collapse. He has been a pioneer in the fight to shift economics towards environmental sustainability for many decades. For his contributions to economics and the environment, Daly has received numerous prestigious awards, including Sweden’s Honorary […]
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Liz Truss U-turns on plan to cut public sector pay
Liz Truss’s campaign has U-turned on its original plan to cut public sector pay outside of London. It comes after the plan received significant criticism from other MP’s, unions and the general public. A spokesperson for Liz Truss’s campaign has claimed there had been “wilful misrepresentation” of the leadership candidate’s public sector pay cut plan. There […]
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Child Support Is Bad Because It Encourages Abortions, GOP Lawmaker Says
West Virginia legislators debate a dangerous ban on near-total abortions. advanced on FridayAn anti-abortion Republican lawmaker in state House brazenly argued child support requirements are harmful, falsely claiming they fuel abortion rates. Republican Del. Chris Pritt said on the floor of the legislature thatA man who gets a woman pregnant may encourage or force her […]
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The House of Lords isn’t fit for purpose, here are five systems that could replace it
Boris Johnson announced that he will hand out 30-40 peerages to his last days of office last week. Given Johnson’s dubious record of handing out peerages to the likes of Evgeny Lebedev, the Russian newspaper proprietor subject to UK ‘security concerns’, there’s no telling who will be on his list. This feels like a new […]
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Deputy First Minister accuses Truss of a contempt for Scotland
After Liz Truss made some negative remarks about Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, Chris Law, a SNP MP, has condemned her. Posting on Twitter with a reference to Ms Truss’s remarks, Law said: “The only reason why Scotland needs independence. Utter contempt from the future PM.” Ms Truss, speaking at a hustings event […]
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Chris Bryant attacks tennis ace Emma Raducanu for hiring Russian coach
Chris Bryant (Labour MP for Rhondda) has attacked Emma Raducanu, the current British Open tennis champion for her claims that she hired Dmitry Tursunov, a former Russian tennis player, as her new coach. As Chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Russia, Mr Bryant has asked the 19-year old to reconsider her decision and, at […]
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Trump Is Not an ‘Insurrectionist’
In an editorial called “Trump’s Silence on Jan 6 Is Damning,” the New York Post wrote: “His only focus was to find any means — damn the consequences — to block the peaceful transfer of power. There is no other explanation for his refusal to stop violence, as well as no defense. It’s up to […]
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Senate Hearing on Diversity in Diplomacy Fails to Get to Real Questions
A Senate hearing on “diversity and equity” in American diplomacy proved to be a wasted opportunity to tackle a core question in our politics: Do we want equality or “equity?” Instead, the hearing began with mostly old white men complaining that the senior ranks at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International development were […]
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