Nearly 6 in 10 Americans Want Marijuana Legalized
A new poll has shown that the majority of Americans believe marijuana should become legal, while only a small number of Americans believe it should remain illegal at federal level. Recreational cannabis use is currently legal in 19 states. However, many states still have laws banning the drug’s use, and the federal government still lists […]
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Nearly Half of GOP Congressional PACs’ 2022 Funding Comes From 27 Billionaires
Over a decade after Citizens United and as the rich grow ever richer, billionaires are rapidly taking over Capitol Hill with political donations — and, as a new report shows, the Republican Party is a major beneficiary of this supposed generosity. Just 27 billionaires contributed nearly half of the funding for this election cycle (47%) […]
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Biden’s Middle East Trip Contains Echoes of Trump’s Policies
After 18 months in office President Joe Biden decided that he would visit the Middle East. Oil is most likely what is dragging him back to the Middle East, and why for months now he had been warming up to Saudi Arabia, despite having said as a presidential candidate that he would make the Saudis […]
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Penny Mordaunt receives onslaught from Truss’s campaign team
Supporters of Truss have criticized Penny Mordaunt’s performance in the leadership contest. Senior members of Truss’s campaign team are claiming that Mordaunt is simply not up to the job, while her credentials are also being questioned in the media. The Daily Mail whose headline is, “Mordaunt under the microscope” devotes 10 pages to the leadership […]
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Heritage Files Ethics Complaint Against Lawmaker for Smearing Witness
The Heritage Foundation filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., who last month accused a Second Amendment expert with the Washington-based think tank of lying to Congress about the contents of firearms legislation. In the complaint filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts accuses Porter of “knowingly and […]
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Democrats Introduce Bill to Block State Restrictions on Travel for Abortions
Democratic senators have introduced legislation that would prohibit states with anti-abortion policies from imposing punishments on residents who travel to other areas to obtain abortion services. Several states have taken note of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to upend abortion rights. instituted anti-abortion lawsMany jurisdictions restrict the time or manner in which individuals can have […]
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A Ukrainian-Led School Emerges in Germany to Teach Refugee Children
Julia C. stands in front of her 24 10th-grade pupils at The Ukrainian School —A school in Dresden, Germany is staffed by teachers from Ukraine, who are helping to deal with the sudden influx school-aged refugee students. The school’s curriculum covers nearly all the standard school subjects while also helping Ukrainian students learn German and […]
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Montana Kids Are Suing Their State for Violating Right to a Clean Environment
Grace Gibson-Snyder, her family, and friends visit the Lamar Valley near Yellowstone National Park’s northern border every October to celebrate her birthday. The valley was formed by meandering glaciers long ago. It is home to bison, bald eagles and gray wolves. Gibson-Snyder is familiar with all of them. She calls it “my favorite place.” “I […]
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The US Is Descending Into a Crisis of Overt Fascism. There’s Still a Way Out.
The United States is haunted by a specter of a coming fascism. But it also includes the inability of conscience and morality to keep up with reality. The United States is increasingly on the brink of falling into the clutches of fascist politics. Recent indicators include how the GOP is You are looking to become […]
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The National Pro-Abortion Echo Chamber
There was a sudden, but temporary, shift in news coverage when Roe V. Wade was overturned. Journalists interviewed anti-abortion activists in order to learn their reactions to the historic victory. It was different when some scabrous leaker gave Politico a copy of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion. Abortion advocates dominated ABC, CBS, NBC and a […]
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