Thursday Hearing Showcased Trump’s 187 Minutes of Deliberate Inaction on Jan. 6
I am not going to go so far as to say I was let down by Thursday night’s prime time hearing of the Jan. 6 Select Committee, because I wasn’t. There was enough red meat on the bone to feed a whole dog pack. If the eighth hearing in the series did not entirely live […]
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Cost of living payments: why we need to start talking about larger families
Last week over 8 million households received their first of two cost of living paymentsThe government finally recognized that the cost of living crisis is affecting all people, but its effects are still very uneven. Households on means-tested benefits will receive £326 directly into their bank accounts, with a further payment of £324 due later […]
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Sanders Urges Progressives to Keep Fighting: “Despair Is Not an Option”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I.Vermont) gave a wake-up call to progressives on Wednesday night via livestream. He stated that despite seemingly insurmountable problems that the far right, and the ruling classes are posing for the country and the world, it is not the time to retreat from action or become discouraged. “Look. These are very tough […]
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Government defends net zero strategy despite court ruling it ‘unlawful’
In response to an urgent question BEIS minister Greg Hands defended the government’s net zero strategy which had been ruled “unlawful” by the High Court. Hands told the House of Commons that for a 28 year plan there will “inevitably be some evolution”. However, opposition MPs remain skeptical, with shadow minister Kerry McCarthy pointing to […]
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Marriage Equality Bill Could Break Senate Filibuster, Lawmakers Say
Supporters of a bill to codify equality in marriage in the U.S. are optimistic that the legislation will reach the 60 votes required to avoid a filibuster. Many Republican senators have supported the legislation. The Respect for Marriage ActA bill to repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, (DOMA), which is technically still on the […]
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Truss on track to beat Sunak in race for Conservative leadership
A new poll suggests that Rishi Sunak, former chancellor, is likely to lose to Liz Truss as they attempt to win the Conservative leadership. The survey, released by YouGov yesterday night, says the foreign secretary is currently leading by 62 per cent to Sunak’s 38 per cent among the party grassroots set to vote between […]
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Lululemon Workers in DC Become the Latest to Join Retail Union Wave
Workers for athleisure company Lululemon Athletica in Washington, D.C., have filed to unionize, seeking to become the first of the company’s 315 U.S. locationsTo form a union. Workers will be able to work on Wednesday filed forAs reported by the first time, a union election was held with the National Labor Relations Board. It covered […]
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Government urged to better protect care users’ human rights
Parliament’s joint committee on human rights has warned that gaps remain in how vulnerable people are protected in care settings, leaving their human rights at risk of being breached. In a report published today, the JCHR finds that mechanisms such as Do Not Attempt Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) notices and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are […]
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6 Takeaways as House Panel Retraces Trump’s Steps During Capitol Riot
“The dam has begun to break,” Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., asserted early in the ninth hearing held by the House panel investigating the Capitol riot 18 months ago. The hearing’s focus Thursday night was on what Donald Trump did and didn’t do at the White House for about three hours as rioters breached the Capitol […]
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House Passes Bill Barring States From Restricting Access to Contraception
In anticipation of a possible ruling by far-right Supreme Court justices that could limit contraceptive access, the House passed a bill Thursday. The Right to Contraception Act passed on ThursdayBy a 228 vote to 195 vote All Democrats voted in favor of this bill, but only eight Republicans did so. 195 Republicans voted against it. […]
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