GOP Billionaires Bankroll Effort to Recall SF’s District Attorney
San Francisco’s progressive public defender-turned-District Attorney, elected to office just ahead of nationwide demands for police accountability and criminal justice reform, is facing a stiff recall effort largely bankrolled by a few billionaires. William Oberndorf is a shadowy big-money Republican who spent at least $900,000. To remove Boudin from office, the majority of the effort […]
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Paymaster General: ‘The prime minister enhances the role of his office’
Tuesday’s opposition day debate focused on the proposed changes made to the ministerial code by Prime Minister. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner shared her concerns for the UK democracy, telling the House of Commons that the proposal was “cherry picked” from the recommendations that “suited him”. Paymaster general defended Boris Johnson, explaining that he had […]
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Kwarteng: ‘We’re all right to demand the highest standards in any profession’
During business questions, shaodw secretary Jonathan Reynolds asked whether the secretary of state would support a CEO that “presides over a culture of rule breaking” and “broke the law themselves”. In response, Kwarteng admitted that “we’re all right to demand the highest standards in any profession”. This is after Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, had 148 […]
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Boris Johnson wins no-confidence vote—what happens now?
Boris Johnson scraped to victory in last night’s vote of no confidence, following months of speculation regarding his backing among his own MPs. 211 (roughly 59%%) MPs voted for him to stay in No 10, while 148 (41%%) voted to get rid of him. But while Johnson ultimately won yesterday’s vote, he has performed worse […]
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Low Ofsted ratings leaves schools ‘stuck’ in spiral of low outcomes
A new report warns that schools that have received low grades from Ofsted often find themselves in difficult circumstances and are unable to improve. A new study, “‘Stuck’ schools” funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has explored the underperformance of 580 schools in England that consistently received less than good Ofsted inspection grades between 2005 to […]
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Raab says debate over Johnson’s leadership is ‘over’
Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab has suggested that the debate over Boris Johnson’s leadership is “over” following the latter’s victory in yesterday night’s vote of no confidence. 211 MPs (around 58%) voted for Johnson to remain at the helm. 148 (around 41%) voted against him. Raab told Sky News: “But they didn’t. You ask fair […]
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Pennsylvania Governor Race Could Be “Life or Death for Democracy”
After ten months of meeting in secret, the House committee that is investigating the attack on Capitol Hill on January 6 will hold its first hearing public on Thursday. The hearing will be the first in a series of eight. It is expected to draw upon approximately 1,000 interviews and depositions. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Will […]
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COVID Is Not Behind Us — It’s Still Sending Children to the Emergency Room
“Americans have declared an unofficial end to the pandemic,” writesRobert Pearl, M.D. For more information, see Robert Pearl, M.D. Forbes. “Most people are no longer willing to mask up, keep their kids out of school or avoid spending time with family and friends…. Americans are moving on from Covid-19, whether or not health-policy experts believe […]
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Some Jan. 6 Committee Members Say Electoral College Should Be Scrapped
The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack will likely make a series of recommendations on how to avoid further attempted overthrows of power in the future — but one proposal apparently has the committee split. Many members of the committee believe that lawmakers should consider abolishing the Electoral College entirelyto prevent similar […]
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Weeks Before Abortion Ban, DeSantis Vetoes Millions in Birth Control Funding
For the second consecutive year, Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican from Florida, has vetoed millions worth of funding that would have helped make birth control affordable to low-income Floridians. DeSantis vetoed $3 billion of the $110 million budget that the state legislature sent him last week. DeSantis slashed $2 million to provide low-income individuals with […]
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