Manchin Accused of “Bad Faith Negotiating” for Spurning His Own BBB Counteroffer
After Saturday’s attack on U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, Manchin was under fire The Washington Post reported that the West Virginia Democrat “does not currently support” passing even his own recent $1.8 trillion counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. “Sen. Manchin is operating in bad faith,” tweetedNida Allam is a progressive North Carolina […]
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When Revolutionary Moments Arise Again — and They Will — What Will We Do?
The world is experiencing a period global unrest. Since the financial crisis of 2008, every region of the globe has experienced levels of mass protest unprecedented in recent history, from the Arab Spring in the Middle East and Black Lives Matter in the U.S., to the farmers’ protests in India and the recent upheaval in […]
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Instead of More Support, Schools Have Upped Demands on Teachers During Pandemic
Bettina LOVE, author of We Want To Do More Than Survive, notedIt was amazing how much was possible when the system had to prioritize the lives and needs of students, teachers, and their families. The system was forced to prioritize the lives of students, teachers, and families. Laptops were distributed. Internet access was also provided. […]
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Trump Was Against Telling Mob to “Stay Peaceful” During Jan. 6, Former Aide Says
Former President Donald Trump didn’t want to include a line encouraging his loyalists to be “peaceful” in a tweet he sent on the day of the Capitol attack, a former White House aide recently said. Minutes before closing, a mob of Trump loyalists attacked and destroyed the building. After the ex-president delivered an incendiary addressFalse […]
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Black Sexual Violence Survivors Are Telling Their Stories — Only to Be Punished
DeBraca Harris was in Chicago, Illinois on December 15, 2021 just 10 days before Christmas. She wanted the court to determine if the legal system would acknowledge her sexual violence and allow her to reunite the family she left behind before 2036. Harris, a 26-year old Black mother with four children below the age of […]
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I Worked for a Refugee Support Organization in Calais. Here’s What I Saw.
Dover, England has a hill that runs down from the main street through housing estates, past school, and to the town centre and port. A section of road that runs just before Christ Church secondary school is marked by mini-roundabouts. Each one is painted with the slightly faded white and red of St. George’s cross. […]
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Biden and GOP May Find Bipartisanship in Elevating Big Pharma’s Pick to FDA Head
This article was created by Sludge, an independent, ad free investigative news website that covers money in politics. Click hereGet support Sludge. Robert Califf, the then-deputy Commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration, worked closely with lobbyists from the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries to create a bill that would accelerate the approval process of […]
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Greenland’s Ice Sheet Has Lost Mass for the 25th Year in a Row
“2021 is the 25th year in a row in which Greenland’s ice sheet lost more mass during the course of the melting season than it gained during the winter.” That’s according to the latest report from Polar Portal, a website featuring observations from Danish research institutions that monitor the Greenland Ice Sheet and the sea […]
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Schools Need More Resources Before They Can Open Safely, Chicago Teacher Says
Due to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and a lack of safety measures to keep schools open, the Chicago Teachers’ Union voted this week to move to remote learning. In response, Mayor Lori Lightfoot locked teachers out of remote teaching and threatened to put them on “no pay” status. Left VoiceChicago teacher Hala Karim was interviewed about […]
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Democrats, Not Republicans, Keep Democracy in the Crosshairs
Again, Democrats have mastered psychological projecting. Rather than brighten the darkness in their own souls, they accuse Republicans of practicing Democrats’ sins. Their latest accusation is that the GOP threatens democracy. “The former president and his supporters have decided the only way for them to win is to suppress your vote and subvert our elections,” […]
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