Texas Abortion Providers Ask Supreme Court to Invalidate Circuit Court’s Delay
Abortion providers seeking to challenge Texas’s restrictive abortion law have filed a brief to the Supreme Court, following a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week which would delay the litigation process. The Fifth Circuit will hold additional hearings regarding who can be sued over the law’s enforcementThis week, it will be. […]
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Capitalism Is Preventing Bold Steps to Curb COVID as Cases Skyrocket
The conversation on closing down large swathes the economy and daily life to contain the dual COVID-19 variant bombings of Omicron and Delta has become brittle. President Biden has stated repeatedly that the U.S. is not “in the shutdown business,” a sentiment echoed by many of his political allies as well as members of the […]
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Immigrants Held in ICE Jails at Risk Amid New Omicron Surge
Picture Credit score: Cynthia Briones Because the Omicron variant units record-high COVID-19 an infection charges throughout the USA, we take a look at the situations within the sprawling community of jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement the place the Biden administration is holding greater than 22,000 individuals. “There’s nonetheless lots of people detained. There’s […]
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Schumer Says Senate Could Vote on Filibuster Changes Later This Month
Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D. New York) has said he will vote on the amendment to the filibuster in the next month if Republicans continue to block voting rights legislation. This isn’t the first time Schumer has suggested changing filibuster rules as a means to subvert Republicans. In September He suggested that Democrats could […]
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Radioactive Contamination Is Seeping Into Drinking Water Around the U.S.
December 21, 2021 — Editor’s note: This story is part of a year-long investigation of drinking water contamination across the U.S. The series is supported by funding from the Park Foundation and Water Foundation. Read the launch story, “Thirsting for Solutions,” hereThe other stories in the series here. When Jeni Knack moved to Simi Valley, […]
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As Tax Credit Expires, “Huge Increase” in Child Poverty Feared Amid Omicron Wave
The lapse of Democrats’ expanded child tax credit program at the end of last month has progressive lawmakers and advocates vocally warning of a major spike in child poverty in the new year just as the Omicron variant wreaks havoc across the U.S., fueling a staggering rise in infections and hospitalizations. Some may not be […]
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Community Bonds and Mutual Aid Sustain Anti-Fascists Targeted by the State
The past four years have seen terms like “antifa” hit common parlance around the U.S., but have also seen confusing distortions of what that term means. Right-wing pundits try desperately to paint every left-leaning protest as antifascist. reframe anti-fascism as a series of nefarious terrorist plotsThis has led to a shift in the climate towards […]
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If Biden Doesn’t Act on AUMF, the US’s Blank Check for War Continues
It all began more than 20 years ago. On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush declared a “war on terror” and told a joint session of Congress (and the American people) that “the course of this conflict is not known, yet its The outcome is certain.” If he meant a 20-year slide to defeat […]
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“Tax the Rich:” 10 Billionaires Added $402 Billion to Their Fortunes in 2021
The world’s 10 richest billionaires added roughly $402 billion to their collective wealth in 2021, a year marked by continued suffering and economic dislocation fueled by the global coronavirus pandemic. “Heading into 2022, the 10 wealthiest individuals in the world are all worth more than $100 billion,” CNBC notedCiting the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which tracks […]
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Winter Wildfire Fueled by Climate Crisis Destroys 1,000 Homes in Colorado
Last Thursday, nearly 1,000 homes in Boulder and Denver were destroyed by a wildfire caused by climate change. Winds gusting up to 110 mph whipped the fire, which came after a year in drought in the western U.S.A. and a unusually warm December. Jennifer Balch, director of Earth Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, […]
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