Hoping to Lower Pain at the Pump, White House Says It’s Opening Oil Reserves
Tuesday’s announcement by the Biden administration was that oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will be released to lower gas prices in order to help Americans travel more during the holiday season. President Joe Biden will authorize the release of 50 million barrels of oilIn the hope that an increase in supply will lower gas […]
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Anti-History Laws Are Right’s Attempt to Control Our Memory
Picture Credit score: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Basis Amid a right-wing assault on instructing essential race concept, we converse in-depth with Pulitzer Prize–profitable journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the New York Occasions Journal’s 1619 Venture, which reframes U.S. historical past by marking the 12 months when the primary enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia […]
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Georgia GOP Redraws Political Map as Senate Democrats Do Nothing
Voting rights advocates within and beyond Georgia ramped up calls for congressional action after the Peach State’s Republican lawmakers became the latest to approve a gerrymandered political map intended to give the GOP a political advantage for the next decade. The following are some examples similar movesIn the state legislatures controlled by the GOP Ohio […]
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Ocasio-Cortez Leads Campaign to Add Immigration Reform Back Into Reconciliation
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), and 90 of her Democratic House colleagues asked the Senate to include immigration reform proposals previously cut from the Buildback Better Act back into the bill. The legislators are advocating forUndocumented immigrants can apply for citizenship, including Dreamers, Temporary Protection Status (TPS) holders and farm and essential workers. The House […]
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Socialists Secure Massive Victory in Venezuelan Elections
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela secured a resounding victory in Sunday’s regional and local elections, which were defined by the return of obstinate far right political parties to Venezuela’s democratic process after years of United States-backed destabilization efforts and violent regime-change plots. Preliminary results from the country’s electoral authority showed Chavistas winning up to […]
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At Age 25, She Just Became Mayor of Her Hometown in Pennsylvania
Brianna Howard said she never thought she’d run for public office. But when no one else was running for mayor in Mount Jewett (Pennsylvania), she took up the challenge. Howard ran as a write in candidate and won. He will continue to serve as mayor for the next four-years, beginning in January. Mount Jewett is […]
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Family of Jacob Blake Responds to the Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse
Protests broke out across the country after a Kenosha jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all five charges for fatally shooting two and wounding another last year. This was in response to protests that were sparked by the shooting that left Jacob Blake paralysed. Kyle Rittenhouse claimed that he acted in self defense when he shot […]
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Citing Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election, Org Calls US a “Backsliding Democracy”
A recent report has listed the United States as a “backsliding” democracy, noting a “visible deterioration to democratic ideals that began back in 2019.” The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), performed the assessment. This is the first time the U.S. has been labeled a “backsliding” democracy since the organization’s founding in 1995. […]
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Peter Welch of Vermont for US Senate
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed Rep. Peter Welch to the U.S. Senate seat that is being vacated from retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont. The Democratic congressman was called a progressive champion for working people. “Peter Welch understands that if we are going to combat the existential threat of climate change, establish universal healthcare, lower […]
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COVID Antiviral Pill Success Hinges on Access to Speedy and Accurate Tests
Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the U.S. could have access to a new antiviral pill from Merck expected to alter the deadly trajectory of the covid-19 pandemic — with a second option from Pfizer to follow shortly after. Both pills are now under federal review and being […]
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