New Poll Finds Broad Support for Strikes Across the Country
New polling shows that most likely voters support recent major labor actions. A strike wave sweeps the U.S.The pandemic has seen signs of a resurgence in the labor movement. The surveyData for Progress conducted the survey for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Nearly 1,300 respondents were asked if they approve […]
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Most Americans Distrust Partisan Redistricting, Prefer Independent Commissions
As dozens across the country prepare for their start or finalization the Constitutionally mandated processMost Americans would rather have a nonpartisan commission draw their congressional districts. Most maps are redrawn, however, by legislatures, which means they’re often crafted by the political party in power, creating a conflict of interest. For example, in Texas, congressional lines […]
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Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Tax-and-Spend Scheme Risks Higher Inflation
Rising prices continue to erode Americans’ paychecksU.S. ports and stores are experiencing gridlock because of supply chain issues. bare shelvesAs Christmas nears. Worse, Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary, is responsible acknowledgedHe believes that the supply-side problems will be solved. persistIn the next year. Meanwhile, the Biden administration’s top legislative priority–the so-called “Build Back Better” plan–is a […]
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Lawmaker Locked Out of Twitter for Calling Transgender Official a Man
Twitter flagged a tweet sent by Rep. Jim Banks on Oct. 19, calling Dr. Rachel Levine, transgender, a male, according to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “The title of the first female four-star officer gets taken by a man,” Banks, R-Ind., said in a now-locked tweet, in reference to Levine getting sworn in as a four-star admiral […]
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Ocasio-Cortez Calls to Expel Members Who Aided Jan. 6 Plot After Fiery Report
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic Representative from New York, has called for Congressmen who assisted far-right organizers in the January 6 Capitol attack to be expelled. Ocaiso-Cortez’s call was prompted by a report by Rolling Stone This report found that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, aided the attackers in planning the attack. According […]
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Liberty University Discourages and Dismisses Students’ Reports of Sexual Assault
This story was initially revealed by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Join The Big Story newsletter to obtain tales like this one in your inbox. Word: This story consists of descriptions of sexual violence and tried suicide. When Elizabeth Axley first advised Liberty College officers she had been raped, she was assured […]
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Explosive Report Says GOP Congress Members Helped Plan Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
“Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff,” roaredThe late-Sunday Rolling Stoneheadline The report describes two January 6 protest insiders who claim they worked “back to back to back” with several Republican House members — Representatives Paul Gosar, Lauren Boebert, Mo Brooks, Madison […]
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Teamsters’ Election Will Determine Strike Power of North America’s Largest Union
As a strike continues to roil labor market this month, hundreds of thousands find themselves newly empowered amid ongoing supply chain shortagesThe Great Resignation, an election underway within the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters is set to determine how North America’s largest and most powerful union will meet a moment of rising militancy within the […]
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New US-Mexico Agreement Under Biden Leaves Failed Drug War Policies Intact
Top U.S. and Mexican officials launched a new “United States-Mexico Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and Safe Communities” in Mexico City on October 8, which laid the groundwork for further consultations along the same lines in Colombia and Ecuador (October 19-21). Configured at a summit meant to forget the failures of Mérida Initiative — […]
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Rep. Ro Khanna Decries Facebook’s Role in India
A consortium of 17 news outlets is examining the “Facebook Papers,” a trove of internal documents turned over to federal regulators by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen that sheds new light on the social media giant’s role in spreading misinformation and polarizing content. The documents reveal most of Facebook’s efforts to combat online hate are focused […]
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