GOP Set to Ramp Up Voter Suppression Efforts in 2022
Republican state legislators showing no signs of slowing down the “tidal wave of restrictive voting legislation” that ramped up across the country in 2021, according toThe Brennan Center for Justice released Tuesday a new analysis that warned of such attacks and predicted they would continue or escalate in the New Year. The Brennan Center reported […]
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Haitian Asylum Seekers Sue US Government for Racial Discrimination
A group of 11 Haitian asylum seekers are suing the Biden administration. They accuse the U.S. government with physical abuse, racial disparity and other rights violations after they were forced to shelter underneath a bridge in Del Rio. After images of Border Patrol agents whipping Haitian asylum seeker from horseback became viral in September, causing […]
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Georgia GOP Plans to Close All But One Polling Station in Lincoln County
An elections board in a rural county in northeastern Georgia is looking to close six of its seven polling stations for next year’s elections, a move that was made possible by a controversial state law passed earlier this year. Lincoln County, Georgia residents are speaking out against the proposal. Originally scheduled to vote on last […]
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The ‘Patriots Only’ Election in Hong Kong Will Erode the City’s Liberties
In an election that had been essentially predetermined, a record low number of voters cast their ballots Sunday. With just a little over a 30% voter turnoutThe absence of the people of Hong Kong made their will known. The low turnout is a rejection of the massive transformation Beijing has been bringing to the semi-autonomous […]
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Kellogg Strike Ends After 11 Weeks as Workers Approve New Contract
Kellogg union members voted in favor of a new five-year contract. This is the end of an 11-week strike. About 1,400 workers have been on strike since October 5, sparking boycotts of the cereal company’s products as it threatened to permanently replace the striking workers. According to the union, the new contract contains no concessions […]
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Warren Slams Grocers for Raising Prices While Raking In Profits
As corporations Inflation to blame for steadily rising prices as the pandemic continues to rock the economy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is calling out big grocers for charging customers more while padding executives’ pockets. Warren sent a letterMonday’s meeting with CEOs of large grocery chains was a chance to express concern about rising prices and […]
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Jan. 6 Committee Makes First Request for Testimony From a Member of Congress
The House select Committee investigating the January 6 attack against the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., has asked Trump loyalist Rep. Scott Perry (R.Pennsylvania), to provide documents and testify about the events. This is the first instance of such a request from a sitting member. The January 6 commission announced on MondayIt was […]
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Trump to Mark Anniversary of Capitol Attack With News Conference at Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump, the former President, plans to commemorate the anniversary of the attack on the United States Capitol Building by a mob of his loyalists. He will continue to make false claims about election fraud in 2020. Trump announced Tuesday that he’d be holding a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, […]
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Is Killing the Build Back Better Act Part of Manchin’s Run for President?
I’ve spent the last several months trying to settle on a straightforward explanation for why Joe Manchin decided to attack, denude and ultimately destroy the centerpiece of President Biden’s domestic agenda on the cusp of what already looks to be a brutal midterm season for the Democrats. Manchin loves coal, sure, but the Clean Energy […]
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Holiday Omicron Wave Could Mean Overwhelmed Health Systems and More Deaths
Monday’s warning from the World Health Organization came as the highly transmissible Omicron virus strain continued to infect large areas of the global population. This strain poses the greatest threat for poor countries that have been denied vaccines. “There is now consistent evidence that Omicron is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant,” WHO Director-General […]
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