PM says UK does not have ‘infinite’ ability to help refugees
The prime minister has given a speech in which he defended the government’s plans to process adult asylum seekers in Rwanda, but stressed that the UK did not have an “infinite” capacity to help refugees. He blasted claims the plans were “draconian”, explaining that he “know[s] that there will be a vocal minority who will […]
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Minister defends plans to process asylum seekers in Rwanda
The secretary of Wales has defended claims that the government intends to send adult male asylum seekers to Rwanda for official processing. Quizzed over the reports by Sky News’ Breakfast programme this morning, Simon Hart MP explained: “Yes. Again, I need a little more care about the detail, as there are some sensitivities. But yeah, […]
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Government Forces Financial Institutions to Go Woke
The recent crises tend to forget the ones that preceded them. One, as you may recall, was the financial collapse of 2008—a collapse deemed by many as the worst since the Great Depression. The collapse of the Soviet Union brought to power a government that was similar to the one we have today: the White […]
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Corporate Profiteers Are Driving Inflation. It Hurts Poorer Countries Most.
The U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday inflation in the United States rose to 8.5% in March — the highest in four decades. Oxfam warns that over 260 million people could be forced into extreme poverty this year by the pandemic and rising food and energy costs. For more on the growing inflation crisis, we speak […]
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Republicans Refuse to Name Courthouse After Black Judge in Overtly Racist Move
Congressional Republicans may eschew robes and burning crosses, but the party’s overt racism is increasingly on display beneath the Capitol dome. The appalling treatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court nomination hearings was last week’s example. This week is dedicated to a prominent jurist, who was supposed to have a building named […]
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COVID Vaccine Inequity Is Still Endangering Millions of Lives
In a scathing letter on Wednesday, more than 300 public health experts, academics, labor leaders, and activists accused rich countries of denying the world an “early exit” from the coronavirus pandemic by continuing to stonewall efforts to expand vaccine production and distribution in low-income nations. The new Address was addressed to South African President Cyril […]
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Warren & Chu Call Out IRS Auditors for Targeting Households Making $25K or Less
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.Massachusetts), as well as Rep. Judy Chu (D.California), wrote a letter to Tuesday’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Treasury Department. demanded that the agency explainWhy audits of low-income taxpayers doubled in the past year The letter, addressed to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, points out that IRS audits […]
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Kyrsten Sinema Assures Corporate Donors She’ll Protect Their Tax Breaks
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., assured corporate donors on Tuesday that she would fight her party’s efforts to unwind their tax breaks as Democrats try to revive portions of President Joe Biden’s stalled Build Back Better plan. Sinema, who received more than $900,000 in donations from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups opposing […]
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The Movement to Defund and Abolish Immigration Jails Is Winning Major Victories
Two major victories in the national movement to end immigration detention were achieved last month. These victories are a signal of future opportunities and invite us to pay attention. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer imprison immigrants at the Etowah County JailAlabama and will reduce three […]
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Nonstop Corporate News on Ukraine Is Fueling Support for Unchecked US Militarism
The drums of fascism keep pounding harder. The West has increased its warmongering, despite the war’s devastation and the outpouring of support for the Ukrainians under brutal Russian attacks. The war shock has become a cinematic spectacle to fuel the flames for militarism. The sheer boldness, violence and ruthlessness of Russia’s attack on Ukraine has […]
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