Capitalism Must Not Dictate Our Response to Omicron Variant
If you did yourself a weary solid and set the news aside for the long holiday weekend, like as not you’ve spent a portion of today doomscrolling through reports on the newest COVID-19 variant to rear its ugly head. Omicron. The World Health Organization (WHO) just had to pick the scariest sounding name, didn’t they. […]
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Democrats Push to Remove Boebert From Committees After Islamophobic Comments
A group of Democrats is working to remove Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, from her committee assignments. This was after it was revealed that she had made Islamophobic comments at an event about Rep. Ilhanota (D–Minnesota). According to PoliticoThe Democrats want Boebert to be punished in a manner similar to the ones that were levied on […]
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Majority of Likely Voters Support Higher Taxes for Billionaires, Poll Finds
Polling shows that tax billionaires are a popular proposition among likely voters across all political parties, as Congress considers a variety of proposals to raise taxes on rich people. A November pollData for Progress surveyed 1,300 people and found that 67% of likely voters believe billionaires should pay more taxes. Only 22% believe billionaires pay […]
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2.5 Million Nurses Demand UN Probe Into Rich Countries Blocking Patent Waivers
More than 2,000,000 Nurses from 28 countries filed a complaint Monday’s appeal to the United Nations for an investigation into the blocking of a proposed patent waiver in coronavirus vaccines was made by public health experts. raced to understand The Omicron variant has been detected. In a detailed letter addressed to Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, the […]
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GOP That Backed Trump Tax Cuts Now Accuse Democrats of Slashing Taxes for Rich
The 2017 Trump tax cuts for rich were supported by Republican Congressmen. Democrats are now shaming Democrats over a provision in a bill which, in most aspects, will increase taxes on the wealthy. A group of Democrats representing high-tax states led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey and Tom Suozzi of New YorkHouse Speaker […]
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Trump May Win in 2024 If Democrats Keep Derailing Their Own Agenda
Last week Politico reported on a Trump-commissioned pollThis shows that Trump is out-polling Biden among the five key swing states of Arizona (Georgia), Georgia, Pennsylvania (Michigan) and Wisconsin. A national election is also taking place. Rasmussen pollThe picture showed Trump leading Biden during a hypothetical rematch with a stomach-churning 13. percent. If these polls are […]
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Unnecessary and Complicated Transfers Are Spreading COVID in Federal Prisons
Once I started my interview with Brett Ellis, a federal prisoner at FCI Seagoville in Seagoville, Texas, he launched himself by saying matter-of-factly, “I’m CONVICT-19, and I examined optimistic.” Perplexed and considerably confused, I responded, “You imply COVID-19,” to which he instantly corrected me, insisting, “No, CONVICT-19, that’s what the marshals and the guards name […]
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Calls Grow to Drop Murder Charges Against Black Teen Chrystul Kizer in Kenosha
A second case in the city is receiving national attention, after Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on self-defense charges for fatally shooting 2 people and injuring 3 others during racial injustice protests in Kenosha last year. Human rights advocates want to see the case of ChrystulKizer dismissed. She was charged with homicide and other crimes for […]
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Matthew McConaughey Says He Won’t Run for Governor of Texas Next Year
Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey announced on Sunday that there is one role he isn’t interested in taking on just yet: that of Texas governor. Although McConaughey had been mulling over the idea of running for the state’s top political post, he said in an Instagram video on Sunday that he would not be running […]
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Disability Advocates Give Tepid Welcome to Build Back Better’s Home Care Funding
Original publication by The 19th. Disability and labor advocates cheered when President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda passed in the House of Representatives last week. The American Association of People with Disabilities praised the $150 billion investment in home care as “historic,” noting it is “the single biggest investment in the program’s history.” But […]
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