Schumer Promises Vote on Codifying “Roe” Without Workaround for Filibuster
The United States Senate Democrats have announced that they will bring up a vote next Wednesday to approve legislation that codifies abortion protections as outlined in the 1973 Supreme Court landmark ruling Roe v. Wade — but their action will likely be an exercise in futility, as they do not have the votes to get […]
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Democrats Had 50 Years to Save and Protect “Roe.” They Failed.
Early in the first year of Donald Trump’s bedlam tour of Washington D.C., the Democratic Party spent a good deal of time yelling at itself. We lost to this clown because of the tub-thumping Christ!Although there were many recriminations, the defeat was finally attributed to a truly bizarre source. “Nancy Pelosi Says Democrats’ Focus on […]
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Texas Abortion Funds Work to Reduce Looming Harms of Post-“Roe” Criminalization
Texas’ abortion support networks, including non-profit organizations that provide funding for abortions to low-income or marginalized people in Texas, already know what it would be like to live in a postnatal world.Roe v. Wade reality. Before the state legislature passed Senate Bill 8, a six-week-long abortion ban, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order at […]
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Sinn Féin sweep may put Northern Ireland on a bumpy road toward a border poll
Perhaps more than in any other part of the UK, yesterday’s elections in Northern Ireland could mark a significant political shift for the region. While votes in its Assembly elections are still being counted, there are no major reasons to doubt that Sinn Féin are favourites to gain a majority in Stormont. Across the region, […]
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Vaccine Inequity Prolongs Pandemic as Worldwide Death Toll Tops 15 Million
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the coronavirus epidemic has now claimed more than 15,000,000 deaths around the world. We examine the staggering death figures and how they reveal wider political failures in order to protect public health worldwide and close the international vaccine gap. “Western governments and rich corporations who are based primarily […]
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Far Right “Parental Rights” Groups Want to Eliminate the Department of Education
It’s no secret that Republicans are exploiting culture wars and the pandemic to attack public schools via a so-called “parental rights” movement that represents only a small sliver of parents, and is funded, in part, by right-wing dark money. The uproar about education isn’t just a Trojan horse for school privatization, or an attempt to […]
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Liberal Democrats enjoy ‘blue wall’ local election success
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has praised a “historic night” for his party following several gains across Conservative ‘blue wall’ seats throughout the country. Counting continues in 61 councils throughout England. However, the Liberal Democrats had gained at least 66 councillors in England as of this afternoon, including control of Hull City Council. The […]
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Local Conservatives turn on Johnson after key London losses
Several local Conservative candidates have criticised Boris Johnson’s leadership following the loss of several key council seats. This morning it was confirmed that Labour had gained overall control of Wandsworth Council, historically former PM Margaret Thatcher’s “favourite London council”, held by the Conservatives since 1978. Labour also won control of Westminster Council for first time […]
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After “Roe,” Abbott May “Resurrect” Fight Against K-12 Education for Immigrants
The following are the This week’s Supreme Court draft ruling leakedThe Court appears ready to reverse nearly 50 years worth of precedents on abortion rights, according to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) said he is looking at ways to dismantle a ruling from 1982 that protects undocumented children’s right to public education. Abbott stated Wednesday that […]
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As Over a Million Have Died to COVID, US Billionaires Have Gained $1.7 Trillion
The U.S. public has seen and experienced an Unfathomable amounts of deathNew data shows that the U.S. billionaires have outperformed their peers and significantly increased their wealth in just two years. According to an analysisAccording to the Institute for Policy Studies, American billionaires have increased their wealth by a staggering $1.71 trillion since March 2020. […]
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