US Approach to Ukraine Has “Left the Domain of Rational Discourse”
The Russia-Ukraine crisis continues unabated as the United States ignores all of Russian President Vladmir Putin’s security demands and spreads a frenzy of fear by claiming that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. In a new exclusive interview TruthoutNoam Chomsky, a world-renowned intellectual, discusses the dangerous consequences of U.S. intransigence regarding Ukraine’s membership in […]
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GOP Suggests Biden’s Fed Pick Shouldn’t Be Confirmed Due to Climate Views
We speak with Rep. Jamie Raskin about his wife Sarah Bloom Raskin’s grilling by a Senate panel Thursday over her qualifications to be President Biden’s nominee for the top bank regulator, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Republicans claim that her past statements on climate change have shown she could use this position to discourage […]
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Iowa Republican Authors Bill Demanding Cameras in Every Classroom in State
Iowa Republican lawmaker has proposed a bill which would require schools districts to install cameras in every public school classroom. The bill is sponsored by Norlin Mommsen (R), a state Rep. has been criticized by teachers groups and union leaders for being an invasion of students’ and teachers’ privacy. The legislation represents yet another attempt […]
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Democrats Demand Biden Close ICE Jail Accused of Abusing Black Immigrants
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida Rep.) and a group a House Democrats demand that the Biden Administration quickly close down a notorious Florida immigration prison accused of racist violence and rampant exploitation of Black immigrants who were sent there under a federal contract. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week, […]
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Reporter Grills US Official on Russian Intel Claims
Veteran Associated Press reporter Matt Lee grilled a State Department spokesperson Thursday over the U.S. government’s refusal to provide direct evidence for its claim that Russia is planning to fabricate a mass casualty event as a pretext to invade Ukraine, an allegation that the Pentagon saidIntelligence backs it up During a press briefing, Lee asked […]
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January Sees Strong Job Growth as Omicron Leads to Cuts in Hours, Not Jobs
Despite the spread of the omicron variant, the economy added 467,000 jobs to its workforce in January. Even areas that are sensitive to pandemics like restaurants and hotels were big job creators. It appears that employers’ main response was to reduce hours, with the average workweek falling by 0.2 hours, a decline of 0.6 percent. […]
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Rep. David Kustoff Assails Antisemitism in America—and in Congress
Antisemitism is a serious problem in the United States, as well as in the Middle East. It’s also a problem that some members of Congress are willing to engage in and/or are willing to ignore in their own ranks. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. made a series obscene remarks in 2019. Rep. David Kustoff from Tennessee is […]
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‘Groundhog Day’ Report Calls Out Biden’s Recycling of Obama Personnel
According to a new report by Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), President Joe Biden has not only recycled personnel from Obama’s administration but also from Clinton’s administrations in some cases. Braun’s report, released Wednesday and titled “Joe Biden Groundhog Day: How the Swamp Keeps Coming Back Again and Again,” characterizes 19 individuals as “bureaucrats who keep […]
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US’s Richest Families Set to Dodge $8.4 Trillion in Taxes Over Next Decades
The richest families in the U.S. are set to dodge trillions of dollars’ worth of taxes in the coming decades thanks to tax loopholes, according to a new report. If the current maximum estate tax rate is kept at 40 percent, the wealthiest families will avoid taxes of approximately $8.4 trillion over the next 24 […]
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Trump Impeachment Witness Vindman Sues Loyalists Over Intimidation Tactics
Alexander Vindman, former Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was a key witness in the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump Jr. in 2019. Rudy Giuliani and two former White House staffers filed a lawsuit against Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and their former White House staffers alleging witness intimidation against him. Citing the Ku Klux Klan Act – […]
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