Kentucky Legislature Enacts Draconian Abortion Ban, Overriding Governor’s Veto
The ACLU and Planned Parenthood announced late Wednesday that they are suing Kentucky after the state’s GOP-dominated Legislature voted to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a sweeping 15-week abortion ban, an extreme measure inspired by the Mississippi law that is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Kentucky Legislature’s vote put the new ban […]
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Trump Says He Advised Barr to Get Impeached in Support of Bogus Election Claims
Donald Trump, a former President, stated Wednesday that he had pressured Bill Barr, the then-Attorney general, to pursue bogus voter Fraud claims after his election loss, even if it meant being impeached. Trump claimed this in an interview with Fox NewsSean Hannity, host, said that Barr didn’t want to investigate his baseless claims of voter […]
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Sweden and Finland Joining NATO Would Escalate Tensions, Says Swedish Activist
Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian President, warns Russia that it may use nuclear weapons in the Baltic region if Sweden or Finland join. NATO. His comments come one day after the prime ministers of Sweden and Finland spoke together about possibly joining the military alliance — a move many thought was unthinkable before Russia invaded […]
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Congressional Workers Urge House Leaders to Schedule Vote on Their Union
On Wednesday, organizing congressional workers wrote a letter to the House leaders asking them to pass a resolution that would allow them to unionize quickly. House Res. 915, which was filed in House Res. In February,, would activate existing policy that would allow congressional staffers petition for and to form unions. In its letter, the […]
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Boris News – No Confidence Vote
Though the PM has obtained some backing from Conservative MPs since he was issued with a set penalty discover, it will be unwise to learn an excessive amount of into these feedback. As we’ve up to date our listing, assist for the PM is seen to have come virtually completely from those that have been […]
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Mark Meadows Removed From North Carolina Voter Roll Amid Voting Fraud Inquiry
Mark Meadows has been removed from North Carolina’s voter roll as state officials investigate the former Donald Trump chief of staff over allegations that he committed voter fraud in the battleground state in the 2020 election. The far right former Trump staffer was removed from the voter list in Macon County on Monday, the county’s […]
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McConnell Pins Inflation on Biden, But Has Raked In $1.2M From Corporate Donors
Republicans have been denying corporations’ role in rising prices and instead blaming inflation on Democrats. New research has shown that the same corporations who made millions from rising inflation in 2013 also donated millions to these same Republicans. A new report by Accountable.US findsThe 18 Republicans who have been most vocal in shielding corporations against […]
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Russian Dissenters Are Helping Ukrainians Escape Putin’s War
This interview was conducted through Zoom on March 9, 2022. Joseph Love is based at Tennessee; the translator is in Los Angeles; fixer in Boston; interview subjects in the Republic of Georgia. Russia is a different place for dissidents. It should. Protesters are arrested for criticizing Vladimir Putin’s government. Prisons can enact fortress protocols to […]
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done
“For anyone who’s caught up within the techniques which are formed by extractive capitalism and arranged violence, there’s a cumulative and compounded impact on their individuals and their lives,” says scholar and activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore.Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Pictures “For anyone who’s caught up within the techniques which are formed by extractive capitalism and […]
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A Hunger Within the US Left for “Action” on Ukraine Is Driving Us Astray
As the global news media continue to document the Russian military’s indiscriminate shelling of civilians in Ukraine, many in the U.S. have been voicing support for action. Even those with the best of intentions want to “do something” and do it immediately. We believe this can lead to a self-destructive and disastrous strategy. “Doing something” […]
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