Deborah Birx Admits Trump’s Campaign Distracted From COVID Response
Is it a crime against humanity to play politics with a deadly pandemic? The Brazilian Senate believes so. they have backed a reportFor the prosecution of President Jair Bolsonaro for his handling COVID-19. Although the original report had called for Bolsonaro’s arrest on genocide and mass murder charges against the indigenous people of Brazil, the […]
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Judge Bars Prosecutors From Calling Those Killed by Kyle Rittenhouse “Victims”
The three men Kyle Rittenhouse shot during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last summer can be characterized as “rioters,” “looters,” or “arsonists” — but not victims, the judge in his murder trial ruled this week. On Monday, Bruce Schroeder (Wisconsin Circuit Judge) laid out the finalized rules for Rittenhouse’s trialThe jury selection process […]
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Progressives Say Reconciliation Framework Not Enough to Pass Infrastructure Bill
U.S. House progressives led by Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Cori Bush dug in their heels Tuesday as right-wing Democrats attempted to salvage a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill while sidelining the more ambitious Build Back Better package championed by the party’s left wing and President Joe Biden until after the weaker bipartisan legislation is […]
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Warren Introduces Bill to Levy 15 Percent Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits
Democrats are running out of options to fund their shrinking reconciliation bill. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.Massachusetts), one of the key senators, has introduced a bill that would require large corporations to pay a minimum tax rate. This would prevent companies exploitation of the tax system to pay either a negative or zero effective rate. The […]
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Elon Musk Opposes Billionaire Tax While Making a Record $36 Billion in One Day
This week, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who has an estimated net worth of $288.6 billion, voiced his opposition to Democrats’ billionaire tax — while simultaneously breaking the record for wealth an individual has accumulated in one day. Democrats unveiled a proposal this week that would levy a tax on billionaires’ Investment income in […]
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White Nationalists on Trial in Charlottesville After Victims Sued Under KKK Act
Four years after the deadly white supremacist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a federal civil trial charges the organizers with an unlawful conspiracy to commit violent acts. Jason Kessler, who was the main organizer of the event, and Richard Spencer (a white nationalist who spoke at it) are the defendants. James Alex Fields, […]
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House Committee Is Ready to Subpoena Lawyer Who Wrote Trump’s Overthrow Memo
TheU.S. House Select Committee to Investigate January 6th Attack on United States Capitolis looking to boat an unusual fish. The committee expects John Eastman, a true bat of the conservative D.C. think-tank belfry to be subpoenaed for his role in overthrowing the results of the 2020 presidential elections. The committee would like to speak with […]
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Texas Lawmaker Demands Schools Tell Him If They Have Books on Race, Sexuality
Texas Republican lawmaker John Conyers announced that he is opening an investigation into Texas public school libraries. He wants districts to report on whether they have books from a list with hundreds of titles about issues like race and gender. A letter Submitted to the Texas Education Agency from state Rep. Matt Krause (R)The chairperson […]
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Mo Brooks Says He’d Be “Proud” of His Staff If They Helped Plan January 6 Attack
Rep. Mo Brooks, a far-right Republican from Alabama, denies claims that he was involved the attack on Capitol on January 6. Instead, Brooks has shifted blame onto his staff — while saying that he would be “proud” if his staff were involved. The Alabama Republican NamedAccording to a bombshell investigation by, January 6 organizers were […]
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Jim Crow Politics Have Descended on Education
The United States is at War with Itself, and Education is one of its latest casualties. The institutions that are essential for creating informed, engaged, and critical citizens are under attack. One consequence is the disappearance of the language of democracy and the institutions and formative culture that make it possible. These signs are everywhere. […]
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