Rep. Jim Jordan Says IRS Can’t Be Trusted After Investigation Stonewalls
Rep. Jim Jordan told the Daily Caller News Foundation that Americans can’t trust the Internal Revenue Service after its investigation of tax document leaks has so far failed to turn up any answers 10 months after it began. Jordan, R.-Ohio and Rep. Darrell Issa R-Calif. sent letters to the IRS and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration […]
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The waves of the Ukraine invasion may near Taiwanese Shores
Are the US considering Taiwan because of the Russian invasion in Ukraine? Many people have drawn parallels between the precarious circumstances of Ukraine and the events in Ukraine. Taiwan.. Since the invasion of Russia, it has been compared to Chinese imperial interests. It was acquired from Japan after World War II. But there’s a lot […]
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No 10 insist PM and Macron enjoy ‘good working relationship’
Downing Street hailed France as one of the UK’s “closest and most important allies”, as the UK looks to cement bilateral relations between the two nations following Emmanuel Macron’s election win. After defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right candidate, France’s president won a second term. In this morning’s Downing Street lobby briefing, the prime minister’s […]
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About 20,000 Nursing Home Workers Across the US Have Vaccine Medical Exemptions
More than a year after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in nursing homes nationwide, the facilities have gone a long way toward blunting the virus’s threat to their most vulnerable residents. Today, 88% and 89% of nursing home residents, as well as 89% of employees, are fully vaccinated. This is higher than the rate for […]
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NLRB Needs Funding Influx to Defend Labor Rights Amid Organizing Upsurge
The Biden administration released their budget proposal for 2023 on March 28th. It was $5.7 trillion in size. This proposal included surprising elements such as a proposal to impose a new tax upon billionaires and funds for a 4.6% pay increaseFederal employees. The proposal contained a key item that labor advocates needed to know about: […]
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Second Amazon Warehouse on Staten Island Will Hold Union Vote on Monday
Amazon Labor Union (ALU). victory on Staten IslandThis has led to a revolution in the U.S. labor system and has inspired millions of workers. On Monday, a second unionization vote will begin at another Amazon warehouse of 1,500 workers just across the street, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. If the second victory at warehouse […]
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Air travel was damaged by ‘disproportionate’ Covid rules, say MPs
MPs warn that aviation must be included in future pandemic resilience plans to ensure travellers and the industry have predictability and transparency. Their new report is available here UK aviation: Reform for take-off, parliament’s transport committee sets out positive actions for the government to support the recovery and development of the sector following the coronavirus […]
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The waves of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may near Taiwanese Shores
Are the US considering Taiwan because of the Russian invasion in Ukraine? Many people have drawn parallels between the precarious circumstances of Ukraine and the events in Ukraine. Taiwan.. Since then, the Russian invasion has been compared with Chinese imperial interests on Taiwan. It was acquired from Japan after World War II. But there’s a […]
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Global Capitalism Has Become Dependent on War-Making to Sustain Itself
The Russian invasion in Ukraine has sparked intense political debate about the geopolitical implications of the conflict. Not as well-known, but equally important, the war has allowed for a more aggressive militarization in an already complex global war economy. Geopolitical tensions and international conflicts may be tragic for those caught up in conflagrations such as […]
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Police Can Make a Crisis Worse. The Public Needs Alternatives in an Emergency.
“They’ll just end up arresting me.” “I’m just scared they’ll ask for my papers.” “What if they think my boy is an adult and rough him up?” We’ve heard various versions of these fears many times in our personal lives, as a Latino man and Black womanIn our professional roles as professors teaching about race […]
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