Republicans Only Extend Unemployment When It Protects Anti-Vaxxers
U.S. politics these days is all too often an Alice-through-the-looking-glass absurdity. In the last few weeks, there have been at least five GOP-led states — Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Tennessee — embraced rule changes to their unemployment benefits systems to allow workers who were fired for refusing to abide by their employers’ vaccine requirements […]
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“Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Disproportionately Ticket People of Color
When then-Mayor Richard M. Daley ushered in Chicago’s red-light cameras nearly two decades ago, he said they would help the city curb dangerous driving. “This is all about safety, safety of pedestrians, safety of other drivers, passengers, everyone,” he said. As they increased camera enforcement, his successors shared those sentiments. “My goal is only one […]
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Elizabeth Warren Demands Information on Fed Official’s Questionable Stock Trades
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.Massachusetts), recently sent Jerome Powell a letter requesting more information on stock trades conducted by Richard Clarida, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman. a New York Times reportIt was revealed that Clarida did not disclose the extent of his trades before the stock market crash in 2020. Clarida reported that Clarida moved last year. […]
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Police-Led Youth Programs Don’t Actually Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Diversion programs are designed to provide alternatives to incarceration and resources to those who would otherwise have been imprisoned and sent to jail. A criminal is someone who is arrested and taken into custody. Then they are sent to prison and tried in a traditional court. Individuals can avoid the diversion process entirely or partially […]
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Youngkin Taps Ex-Heritage Chief James as Secretary of Commonwealth
Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Governor-elect has appointed Kay C. James, former President of Heritage Foundation, to be the next secretary in the commonwealth. “Secretary James will be a true asset to the administration,” Youngkin said in a Friday press release announcing James’ appointment. “Our shared vision, combined with her tremendous experience, will pave the way for […]
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McConnell Blasts ‘the Left’s Big Lie’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Democrats late Sunday, calling their effort to pass voting legislation “The Left’s Big Lie” as they prepare to try and pass another bill. McConnell, R-Ky., criticized Democrats’ belief that “there is some evil anti-voting conspiracy sweeping America” in a letter to reporters, invoking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s, D-N.Y., promise to try […]
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North Carolina Voters Challenge Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy
A group of voters in North Carolina has filed paperwork seeking to disqualify Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-North Carolina) from appearing on the ballot as a congressional candidate in this year’s midterm elections, citing the lawmaker’s incendiary comments in the hours leading up to the January 6 Capitol breach. Cawthorn has filed to run in North […]
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Conservatives on Supreme Court Poised to Block Biden’s Vaccine and Mask Mandates
Despite the fact we are currently in the midst a deadly and unprecedented pandemic, the majority of the Supreme Court’s right-leaning justices seems unlikely to stop it. The reactionary “justices” seem more inclined to shield corporate profits and red states’ rights than to protect the health and safety of the people. Scientists agree that vaccines […]
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Congress Is Providing KN95s to Lawmakers. What About the Rest of Us?
With Capitol Hill — like much of the United States — experiencing a major spikeIn Covid-19 cases, members and their offices will reportedly be given KN95 masks to stop the spread of Omicron variant, which is highly contagious. As much as Congress and the Biden administration ignore, the public has been left to its own […]
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Manchin Filibuster Talks Like “Negotiating Via Etch A Sketch,” Dem Sources Say
Democrats have been negotiating for the right-leaning Democrat from West Virginia, Sen. Joe Manchin to amend the filibuster rule. They also want to pass voting rights legislation. But Democratic insiders say the process has been difficult — and one source even compared it to “negotiating via Etch A Sketch.” Insiders shared their stories AxiosManchin has […]
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