Mordaunt backs Truss for the Conservative leadership
Penny Mordaunt was the candidate that placed third among Conservative MPs last month and has now endorsed Liz Truss as the successor to Boris Johnson. Speaking tonight at the latest Conservative Party hustings event in Exeter, Ms Mordaunt described the Foreign Secretary as the ‘hope candidate’ in the contest. Continuing Mordaunt said of Truss, ‘Her […]
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Republican States Sue to Let Schools Block LGBTQ Children From Getting Meals
In the latest installment of Republicans’ cultural and legal war against LGBTQ adults and children, the vast majority of the U.S.’s Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit last week suing the Biden administration over its Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule aimed at preventing LGBTQ children from being discriminated against in school meal programs. Twenty-two Republican […]
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Bill Russell Has Died, But His Legacies in Basketball and Racial Justice Live On
Bill Russell, who was 88 years old, died on Sunday. He was the epitome of greatness. While he did not need to be a basketball player to get this title, it is hard to deny his importance in that arena. Russell is unrivaled in winning. He brought two NCAA championships to the University of San […]
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House Passes Assault Weapons Ban, First of Its Kind in Decades
Friday’s House vote was decisive in approving a ban on certain assault weapons of military style. This legislation is critical to reducing gun violence and mass shootings in America. The bill passed217 to 213 in a largely partisan vote. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Chris Jacobs from New York voted in favor of the […]
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Incarcerated Women in Illinois Win Court Battle Against Brutal “Tactical Team”
Warning: This article contains explicit and demeaning language directed towards incarcerated females. “It was a long, gruesome day, let me tell you,” Veela Morris recalls. “We’re women, so it was really bad for us. Nothing like that had ever happened to me.” Anyone who has done time in Illinois prisons is aware of the “Orange […]
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Tens of Thousands of Afghan Women Refugees Risk Being Returned to Acute Danger
A collection of tents and tarps provides shelter for a large number of Afghan refugee families. It is located on a barren stretch of land close to the National Press Club in Islamabad (Pakistan). Afghans who have gathered here claim that they have waited for months to register as refugees and receive humanitarian parole or […]
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Right Wing Is Waging Attacks to Limit Key LGBTQ Rights Protected in “Bostock”
Original publication by The 19th. Bostock v. Clayton CountyThe landmark Supreme Court case stating that LGBTQ+ people are protected from workplace discrimination has quickly become a critical support in legal fights for LGBTQ+ rights. It was decided in 2020. According to the, the decision has been cited at least 250 times in other cases. ACLU, […]
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GOP Shouldn’t Have Funded Wars If It Didn’t Want to Take Care of Vets
Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized Sen. Pat Toomey’s blocking of a bill that would provide care to veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals overseas. “I say to Senator Toomey, if you don’t believe we can afford to take care of our veterans suffering from toxic burn pit exposure, then you should not have approved […]
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New Podcast Spotlights Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers and Their Children’s Story
We spend the hour with an activist who replaced Angela Davis on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List: Bernardine Dohrn, a leader in the radical 1960s organization called the Weather Underground. Dohrn, along with her activist husband Bill Ayers, went underground to avoid being arrested. They then had a family and continued fighting for revolution. […]
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Sunak announces plans for more tax cuts as Zahawi backs Truss
Rishi Sunak said that he would reduce the basic income tax rate from 20% to 16% if appointed prime minister. This would amount to a 20% tax reduction, what he describes as the “largest cut to income tax in 30 years”. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme this morning, the former Chancellor Rishi […]
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