Let’s Abandon False Dichotomy of “Offensive vs. Defensive” Support for Yemen War
On the evening December 7, 2021, a Senate resolution was defeated to stop the sale of a package of air-to-air missiles and missile rail launchers to Saudi Arabia. In the weeks leading up to the vote, bombs rained down on the city of Sana’a, Yemen’s capital. In November 2015, civilian casualties in Yemen reached a […]
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Spokesman Callously Says It’s a “Miracle” Only 8 Died in Candle Factory Collapse
Workers at a Kentucky candle factory, and an Amazon warehouse, in Illinois, were told they couldn’t leave work because of inclement conditions that caused damage to both buildings on Friday night. Multiple deaths were also a result. About 15 employees tried to convince their managers to let them leave the Mayfield Consumer Products candle plant […]
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White House Says Restarting Student Loans Is “High Priority,” Sparking Outrage
Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, recently stated that the Biden administration does not plan to extend the student loan payment suspension. This caused outrage among debt advocates as well as people who have struggled with student loans repayments for years. Psaki’s video pledging that the administration would soon reveal its plan for student debt […]
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Warehouse Workers’ Deaths Prompt Renewed Scrutiny of Amazon’s No-Phone Policy
A previous worker policy from Amazon, which disallowed employees from having smartphones on them while at work, is drawing renewed national attention after a tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois, caused one of the company’s warehouses to collapse, killing six workers. The no-phone policy was temporarily loosened during the pandemic but has been gradually reintroduced at various […]
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Progressive Lawmakers Signal Support for Four-Day Workweek Proposal
Because the motion for a shorter workweek beneficial properties steam throughout the nation, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has endorsed a Home invoice that may set up a 32-hour workweek because the nationwide commonplace for full-time work. The proposal was filed earlier this year by caucus member Rep. Mark Takano (D-California) and would shorten the […]
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Biden’s “Democracy Summit” Prioritized US Hegemony Over Democratic Ideals
For stark evidence that we live in a world where political hypocrisy reigns supreme, one need look no further than Biden’s recent Democracy Summit. The United States — which was rated for the fifth consecutive year as a “flawed democracy” by a “leader in business intelligence” — sought to project itself at last week’s summit […]
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Some Schools That Canceled Contracts With Police Are Still Bringing in Officers
This article was initially printed by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative information group primarily based in Washington, D.C. The Milwaukee Public Faculties canceled its contract with the town police division in June 2020, however the coverage change has not stopped employees from summoning officers to varsities. Within the first two months of […]
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Survey Finds Sharpest Decline in Public Opinion About Health Care in the US
The largest survey of its kind since the start of the Covid-19 crisis found that 38% of respondents — representing around 100 million Americans — characterized the for-profit U.S. healthcare system as either “expensive” or “broken,” an indication that the pandemic has markedly shifted public opinion. Gallup and West Health were the two organizations behind […]
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Newsom Mocks Texas, Eyes Letting Californians Sue to Enforce Gun Laws
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Saturday for individuals to sue gun sellers, distributors, manufacturers and distributors in response to a Supreme Court ruling on a Texas abortion bill. “I am outraged by [Friday’s] U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Texas’s ban on most abortion services to remain in place, and largely endorsing Texas’s scheme […]
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Jan. 6 Committee Issues Contempt Charges for Former Trump Aide Mark Meadows
The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack has issued a scathing report on Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, asserting that his refusal to testify before the commission requires contempt of Congress charges. In the 51-page report released on Sunday, the January 6 commission listed a number of issues it still […]
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