NYC Activists Push Back Against Proposed “Feminist” Women’s Jail in Harlem
Prominent mainstream feminists have been increasingly advocating for a proposed women’s jail in Harlem. Gloria Steinem, feminist activist, spoke out earlier this month. urgedNew York Governor Kathy Hochul and Eric Adams, the Mayor of New York City, will act on the proposal. Steinem claimed the proposed jail would dovetail with the political aims of the […]
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New Proposal Would Tax the Rich to House Low-Income People in Los Angeles
Los Angeles was founded in 1943, almost 80 year ago. introduced The phenomenon of smog has spread to the rest of the United States. The haze was visible for three blocks in one city at one point that year. In L.A. these days, “fine inhalable particulate matter” doesn’t pose much of a problem in the […]
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Capitol Police Arrest 181 Protesters Waging Sit-In for Abortion Rights in DC
Capitol Police arrested 181 pro-abortion demonstrators in Washington, D.C. on Thursday as they waged a sit-in to protest the Supreme Court’s recent overturn of Roe v. Wade. During the protest by Center for Popular Democracy Action and Planned Parenthood Action Fund Working Families Party – joined by prominent figures like Rep. Judy Chu (D-California) – […]
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Half of Country Says Trump Should Be Charged for Jan. 6 Involvement
A new poll released Friday found that almost 6 in 10 Americans believe former President Donald Trump is responsible for the attack on the United States Capitol Building nearly one-and-a half years ago. According to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, which was conducted between June 23 and 27, 58 percent of […]
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Supreme Court Immigration Ruling Is Welcome, But Deadly Policies Remain in Place
We travel to San Antonio, where 53 migrants fleeing persecution in the U.S. were killed earlier this week while being held in a trailer-trailer. Human rights advocates blamed the tragedy upon restrictive immigration policies such as the Migrant Protection Protocols (also known as MPP or the “Remain in Mexico” program. In a 5-4 decision, the […]
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The Men Disputing Hutchinson’s Testimony Are Two of Trump’s Biggest Acolytes
It was witness that, for a brief moment, stopped time. So, the president got into the vehicle once he had finished. [Secret Service agent] Bobby [Engel]He thought they were going to the Capitol. And when Bobby had relayed to him we’re not, we don’t have the assets to do it, it’s not secure, we’re going […]
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The US Is in the Midst of a “Shock-and-Awe Judicial Coup,” Naomi Klein
Renowned environmentalist and author Naomi Klein argued Thursday that over the past week, the United States experienced the early stages of a “rolling judicial coup” as the Supreme Court took a sledgehammer to abortion rights, gun control laws, and the federal government’s authority to tackle greenhouse gas emissions that are fueling the global climate emergency. […]
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Arizona Legislators Attack Public Education With New Universal Voucher Law
The country was reeling from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Constitution on Friday Roe v. WadeArizona made history in a different way. Grand Canyon State legislators passed a universal school voucher billOnce Gov. Doug Ducey will be the most extensive school privatization plan in America. In his January State of the State address, […]
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Sinema Kills Plan to Codify Abortion Rights While Fundraising on Protecting Them
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., on Thursday sent out a fundraising email touting her work to protect women’s health care after shooting down President Joe Biden’s proposal to codify abortion rights. Biden asked the Senate Thursday to support a filibuster carteout to pass federal legislation ensuring the right of abortion. “The most important thing … we […]
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Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked by State Judge
A Florida state judge temporarily blocked a 15-week ban on abortion that was scheduled to start this week. However, the injunction won’t likely go into effect until after the July Fourth holiday weekend. Although the decision will be appealed in the future and likely to be lifted, abortion rights leaders hail it as granting Floridaans […]
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