A Survivor of Violence Is Being Punished in “the Best Place to Live in America”
Madison, Wisconsin was recently ranked in one online list as “the best place to live in America.” This kind of accolade begs the question: How are such rankings decided? Who is it for? Everyone? Or just a few? This ranking is confusing to those who look at safety, diversity, and justice metrics. rise in violenceThe […]
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Palestine’s Wheat Reserves Could Soon Run Out Amid Ukraine War, Oxfam Warns
Oxfam, a humanitarian group International warned Monday that wheat flour reserves in the occupied Palestinian territories could run out within the next three weeks as Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, pushing prices to all-time highs and throwing the global grain market into chaos. Prior to the war, Russia and Ukraine together supplied nearly 30% of […]
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Trump’s Records of Gifts From Foreign Leaders Are Missing, State Dept. Reveals
According to the State Department., the Trump administration failed to keep records of gifts that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence received from foreign governments in 2020. The State Department in report This week’s Federal Register report stated that the Executive Office of the Presidential failed to disclose information about Trump’s family’s […]
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Far Right Threat Looms in France as Macron Faces Marine Le Pen in Runoff
French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen are headed to a runoff on April 24 after winning the most votes in France’s first round of presidential elections on Sunday. We speak with Rokhaya Diallo, French journalist and writer, who says France’s political landscape is now dominated by three parties — the far-right, […]
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If the State of the World Makes You Want to Scream, You’re Not Alone
There are times when I want to scream out: “F*** this entire indifferent, hypocritical and violent world!” My desire to scream is a result of deep outrage, sickness and anger. I tarry with the suffering I try to bear witness to. To bear witness is to carry the truth, the burden, of a truth. Sometimes, […]
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Labor Officials Find Starbucks Illegally Fired Seven Union Organizers in Memphis
Prosecutors from the Labor Board have found that seven union organizers were fired by Starbucks. In the past, it was a job. a unionizing store in Memphis, Tennessee, backing up the union’s claims that the terminations were clearly unlawful. According to BloombergThe labor board plans to file a formal complaint against the company regarding the […]
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Man found guilty of murdering Southend MP Sir David Amess
Today, Sir David Amess, Southend MP, was convicted. Sir David was stabbed 20 times during a constituency procedure in Leigh-on-Sea. Jurors at Old Bailey found Ali Harbi Ali, 26 years old, guilty of planning acts of terror. He denied all charges.
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Interactive Planning Permission Map – Politics.co.uk
Politics.co.uk demonstrates how planning permission requests vary by local authority in the country. Find out more about your local area’s planning permission requests and how they compare to the rest. Click hereClick on the image below to launch the tool (launches a new window). Map created using the interactive constituency mapping tool, PoliMapper. The Ministry […]
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Outside Spending Jumps for Local Candidates Who Cast Doubt on 2020 Election
Last Tuesday’s local elections in and around Green Bay, Wisconsin, were the focus of big spending by outside groups pushing narratives around election denial — claims that the 2020 presidential election was so marred by fraud that it came to the wrong result. Some of the messages being peddled accused local officials of misconduct in […]
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Experts Warn Poor COVID Messaging May Give Public Wrong Sense of Current Risks
Public health experts on Sunday warned that the U.S. public may not be getting a full, accurate picture of their risk of contracting the coronavirus — and their need to take precautions like masking in public indoor spaces — as a number of high-profile Covid-19 cases were reported on Capitol Hill several weeks after mitigation […]
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