Putin Is Attempting to Center Russia as a Hub of the Global Right Wing
The left needs to have a deep and complete understanding of Vladimir Putin and Russia’s aspirations in the current crisis. Some statements made by the U.S. left regarding the invasion of Ukraine have caused us concern. It seems when confronted with a complex array of contradictions, too many have lost an ability to sort out […]
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The rise of the influencer MP?
Athenian warriors had their poet chroniclers, while renaissance dukes had court painters. In 2022, those with designs on power are masters of their own digital portraits. While most MPs have a social media presence, only the youngest have ventured into TikTok. TikTok, theapp owned by Chinese corporation ByteDance Ltd., where videos of up to three […]
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Prison Pen Pals Chip Away at the Prison-Industrial Complex One Letter at a Time
Delaware joins the Union on April 4, 2022 dozens of prisons in 18 other statesThe prison system will stop receiving physical mail. The policy would forceIt is expensive to communicate via digital platforms with loved ones, activists, etc. Monica Cosby, a grandmother and activist with Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration was formerly incarcerated. said […]
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Commons must listen to child safeguarding concerns and reject at-home abortion
Last month, the Government announced their very welcome decision to bring ‘at-home’ abortion, where both sets of abortion pills can be taken at home without medical supervision, to an end later this year. As the Government has said, ‘at-home’ abortion was never intended to be a permanent measure, rather it was an emergency response to […]
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Downing Street adamant ‘Putin must fail in Ukraine’ despite supporting negotiations with Russia
Number 10 appeared to contradict itself this morning after restating the government’s belief that “Putin must fail in Ukraine”, despite supporting Ukrainian-Russian negotiations over a settlement. At Monday’s Downing Street lobby briefing, the prime minister’s spokesperson stressed it will be for Ukrainian president Zelenskyy “to decide on the right approach” to Ukraine-Russia negotiations. “It is […]
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Billionaires Would Pay Nearly 100 Times More in Taxes Under New Biden Proposal
Economic experts and progressives opposed to the outrageous levels of inequality in the United States celebrated Saturday evening and into Sunday after reporting revealed that President Joe Biden plans to unveil “a 20 percent minimum tax rate on all American households worth more than $100 million” — a so-called “Billionaire’s Tax” that will specifically target […]
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The United States Is Exceptional — Just Not in the Ways Any of Us Should Want
Three years after the end World War II, George Kennan, diplomat, was born. outlinedThe challenges faced by the country along the way: “We have about 50% of the world’s wealth, but only 6.3% of its population. This situation makes us the object of envy, resentment, and even a little bit of resentment. Our real task […]
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Student Debt Harms the Economy. Everyone Would Benefit From Its Cancellation.
The Too Much Talent Band and local activists stage a joyful protest of music, dancing, and other activities outside The White House to “Cancel Student Debt” March 15, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We The 45,000,000 Janine Jackson: An NBC NewsStory headlined “White House Confronts Political Pressure to Extend Pause in Student […]
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1 in 6 Election Officials Say They’ve Faced Threats on the Job, Survey Shows
As American democracy finds itself under assault from lies about the 2020 presidential race being “stolen, ” election officials are a prime target in the attempt to undermine future elections. In 2020, in the face of a pandemic, record-high turnout, and a flood of disinformation about the election process and its integrity, these officials managed […]
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‘Our education recovery plan is working’ says Nadhim Zahawi
The education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has stressed the government’s plans to rebuild the education system after the pandemic is “working”, as the government launches its new schools white paper today. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme this morning, Zahawi said: “We are doing well on primary school recovery, in both literacy and numeracy, […]
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