A Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Destabilize Russia’s Political Order
The U.S. and U.K. officials and media have long been warning against the “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine. Whatever the likelihood of such an invasion, it raises important questions about the Russian political system and how it may be changed by the invasion. Let’s imagine that as many have,Russia can defeat Ukraine’s army and occupy […]
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Mitch McConnell Is Now at Odds With Trump. That Doesn’t Mean Mitch Is Good.
The corporate news media has spent the last three decades ensorcelled by the indefatigable “Dems in Disarray” trope. Calling it out as a trope is actually so commonplace now — because the practice itself is so commonplace — that it has almost become a trope itself. I feel sorry for journalists who are being held […]
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Starbucks Launches Propaganda-Filled Anti-Union Website
Starbucks is seeing more locations join unionization each week and has created a new anti-union website that contains misinformation and propaganda in opposition to unionization. “We are one Starbucks” reads the top of the website’s landing page. Throughout the website, the company brags about its supposed progressive values and about its treatment of employees – […]
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Voters Want Alternatives to Biden and Trump in 2024 Election, Poll Shows
A recent poll found that a significant portion of both Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning voters would prefer their party nominate an alternate to President Joe Biden, or former President Donald Trump, for the 2024 presidential election. In a CNN/SSRS poll published over the weekendOnly 45 percent of Democratic-leaning voters want President Joe Biden running again in […]
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Abortions in Texas Fell 60 Percent in First Month of Ban, New Data Shows
Texas’s abortion rate fell by 60 percent in the month after the state’s abortion ban was enacted, according to data released last weekTexas Health and Human Services Commission. In August 2021, providers reported that they performed approximately 5,404 induced terminations or abortions for Texas residents. After the ban became effective, providers reported performing approximately 5,404 […]
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Giuliani In Talks to Negotiate Deposition With January 6 Committee
Members of the House Select Committee investigating the attack on U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 have stated that they expect Rudy Giuliani to comply with a subpoena. He was previously a personal attorney to former President Donald Trump. Giuliani must comply with the subpoena orders hand over documentsThe attack and a plan to […]
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Here’s How the Biden Administration Can Prevent Needless Deaths From Pollution
One year after a newly inaugurated President Biden committed to activating every bough of the government to address the climate crisis and a legacy of racial and environmental injustice — in Executive Order 14008 — elements of that elegant orderThey are becoming real. Where there wasn’t one before, a brand new White House Environmental Justice […]
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I’m Craving the Sweetness of Ancestral Love on Valentine’s Day
My father taught me to love Assata Sharkur, to hate all institutions and to love apple pie. Yes. The man who raised my on Black Panthers for Beginners, Pan-Africanism for Beginners, Malcolm X for BeginnersSonia Sanchez’s protest poetry was also a result of a long-lasting love affair with American traditionalism’s symbolic pastry. My story is […]
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AOC Spent Weekend Campaigning to “Flip Texas” With Cisneros and Casar
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Congresswoman, spent the weekend with two progressive candidates in Texas, as she headlined rallies and vowed to join her in Washington, D.C. next election by winning the Lone Star State elections. Ocasio Cortez appeared at both events as Texas’ Democratic primary is set for March 1st. Jessica CisnerosRep. Henry Cuellar, a […]
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Biden Urged to Cancel Student Debt During Super Bowl at “Student Debt Stadium”
Of the many commercials and advertisements displayed during Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, perhaps the most prominent was for the personal finance company with naming rights to SoFi Stadium, the game’s multibillion-dollar venue in Inglewood, California. SoFi offers a range of financial products and services, but what drew the most attention — and ire — […]
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