Ted Cruz Calls for FTC Probe Into GoFundMe
Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, stated Sunday that he wanted the Federal Trade Commission to investigate GoFundMe, a crowdfunding site, after it closed down a fundraiser supporting truckers protesting Canadian COVID-19 regulations. “Today I sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking that the FTC open an investigation into GoFundMe into whether […]
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Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard
Dec. 14 was the launch date for Heritage Foundation’s new website Election Integrity ScorecardTo provide information to lawmakers and states on whether their election laws are compliant with best practices standards for fair and secure elections. Many have contacted us to tell us it’s a useful tool. They also gave us suggestions for improving it. […]
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Is Russia-NATO Brinksmanship Over Ukraine Thwarting Diplomatic Resolution?
As diplomatic talks continue between Washington and Moscow, the U.S. warns Russia that Russia could soon invade Ukraine. The U.S. also sends more military equipment and weapons to Ukraine. We take a look at the potential for war from the often-ignored perspective of Ukrainian citizens. “This Russian brinkmanship is having a devastating effect on the […]
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Trump Took Letters From Kim Jong Un, Other Official Correspondence to Mar-A-Lago
Last month, the National Archives and Records Administration had to retrieve multiple boxes from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property after the former president brought official correspondence and other items that were supposed to be turned over to the agency to his personal residence. As first reported by The Washington Post, the boxes contained correspondence between Trump […]
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Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners and Beth Richie Talk Abolition Feminism
As the powerful movement to abolish policing and imprisonment has come further into the spotlight, it’s been met with a flurry of questions: Where did this movement come from? Does “abolish” Really Do you mean to abolish? What does the reality of sexual violence look like for prison abolitionists? What are their views on gender […]
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Workers at Three Amazon Warehouses Are Now Waging Unionization Battles
#Striketober could also be over, however the struggles to prepare at Amazon haven’t been not defeated — in truth, they’re spreading. Three Amazon places are at present trying to unionize: two in Staten Island, and one in Bessemer, Alabama. Ballots went out yesterday to over 6,100 staff at Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse for a mail-in election […]
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Auto Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Independent Union at GM Plant in Mexico
This article was published for the first time by Labor Notes. A vote was held February 2nd to elect an independent union. It was a huge victory for auto workers at a General Motors factory in central Mexico. It’s a major breakthrough for workers and labor activists seeking to break the vice grip of the […]
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Biden Admin Restores Sanctions Waivers Seen as Key to Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal
Supporters of Iran’s nuclear deal were pleased to hear Friday that the Biden administration had restored sanctions waivers, which were key to a mutually beneficial return to the agreement. “This is excellent news for diplomacy!” tweetedThe Friends Committee on National Legislation. The waivers, the group added, “will help facilitate negotiations to bring us back into […]
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At Least 80 Pro-Trump “Big Lie” Believers Are Running for State Offices
More than 80 candidates who have made false claims about the 2020 election or supported Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” are running for state offices that run, oversee or protect elections, according to a new report. Trump has targeted many state-level races in Georgia, after Republicans like Georgia. Gov. Brian KempArizona Gov. Doug DuceyHe refused to […]
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Drug Decriminalization Is Working in Oregon. Other States Should Follow.
As COVID-19 continues to rage, another health crisis persists — one that is decades long. The United States reached the tragic milestone of 202 million people in the first year of the pandemic. 100,000 overdose deathsThis represents a 28.5 percent increase over the previous year’s record numbers. Fentanyl is the leading cause demise among Americans […]
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