Sanders Says Democrats Must End Filibuster to Protect Abortion Access
As Senate leaders prepare a vote on Democrats’ bill to protect abortion rights on the federal level, senators like Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) are calling on lawmakers to end the filibuster so that the bill can be passed. Sanders reminded us Monday that Republicans have used the filibuster in the past to […]
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The Biden Administration Is Fueling Ukraine War Profiteering
It was at the beginning the Ukraine war that I became a werewolf of warfare, with all my claws, fangs, and bloodlust. Most people share this gene to some degree. On this day it was shouting out from my eyes. Remember that long, armored column? The long column of soldiers, artillery, and materiel that slogged […]
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In Response to Peaceful Protests, Senate Expands Protections for SCOTUS Justices
Monday’s unanimous U.S. Senate vote approved a bill to give Supreme Court justices additional security for their families. The bill’s passage comes as protests have erupted across the country — including in front of justices’ homes — following The leakage of a Supreme Court draft opinions suggesting that the conservative bloc majority is ready to […]
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Nobel Laureates and Former World Leaders Push Biden to Fund Global COVID Fight
More than a dozen Nobel laureates and former heads of state urged U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday to help “lead the world out of the pandemic” by supporting a bold patent waiver and committing at least $5 billion to the global fight against Covid-19, which has ravagedPeople in poor countries have not had enough […]
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Resigns Following Protests Over Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka’s prime minister stepped down Monday following weeks of street protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in its history, which has seen skyrocketing food and fuel prices in the island nation. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation came after supporters of the ruling party stormed a major protest site in the capital Colombo, attacking […]
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Wisconsin GOP Candidate for Congress Fined for Bringing Loaded Gun to Airport
A far right Republican candidate for Congress from Wisconsin, who was present at the Trump-inspired attack upon the United States Capitol building, tried to board an airplane with a loaded gun in the carry-on baggage. According to reporting from The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelTransportation Security Administration (TSA), agents stopped Derrick Van Orden after finding a loaded 9mm […]
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After “Roe” Leak, Clarence Thomas Moaned That Supreme Court Is Being “Bullied”
Pro-abortion activists protested the Supreme Court decision to overturn the leaked Supreme Court decision. Roe v. Wade last week, Justice Clarence Thomas stated that Americans should learn to accept outcomes they don’t want. Speaking at a judicial conference on Friday, Thomas said that the public is “becoming addicted to wanting particular outcomes” and moaned that […]
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Could Starmer’s resignation be Labour’s stroke of luck?
Many criticisms can be levelled at Labour leader Sir Keir Sternmer, as with any public figure. It is rare to find a career-destroying tendency for partying. Yet it is a fresh probe into a boozy lockdown “work” gathering that currently threatens to cut short his political career. Starmer has been accused of breaching Covid rules […]
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Minnesota Lawmaker Proposes Eradicating Funding for Early Childhood Education
A Minnesota state legislator on the far right has demanded the abolition of a committee responsible for creating and funding programs that would allow children to access early childhood education. Republican State Rep. Steve Drazkowski decried increases in publicly-funded early childhood educationWhile speaking on the floor of Minnesota House of Representatives this Week. His approach […]
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Scientists Say Earth Has 50-50 Chance of Hitting 1.5°C by 2026
The World Meteorological Organization warned Monday that the planet now faces a 50% chance of temporarily hitting 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial levels over the next five years, another signal that political leaders — particularly those of the rich nations most responsible for carbon emissions — are failing to rein in fossil fuel use. In […]
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