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‘Affluenza’ teen, who blamed four killings on his wealth, to be freed
Ethan Couch, the rich teen who killed four people when he drunkenly ploughed into them, only it to be blamed on “affluenza” - a imaginary illness that makes wealthy people unable to tell right from wrong - is to be released.... ...[Read more]
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Syrian Army Captures British Militants in Eastern Ghouta
A number of British forces have been captured by the Syrian army during military operations in Eastern Ghouta, according to reports by local media. ...[Read more]
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Cable News Is Covering Biden As Much As Every Other Democratic Candidate Combined
In the first full week of his 2020 campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden continued to dominate cable news coverage on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. According to … ...[Read more]
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No underlying conditions in 5% of coronavirus deaths in English hospitals
The proportion of people dying of coronavirus who do not have underlying conditions has risen in recent weeks, from below 1% to about 5% of the total, Guardian analysis has found. The analysis, based on daily statements released by NHS England from 5 Mar ...[Read more]
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The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not Equality
The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘the great equalizer’ should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is another terrible reminder of the deep divisions and inequalities in our societies. That said, the treatment of the dis ...[Read more]
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‘Incitement of insurrection’: Democrats unveil damning new impeachment articles against Trump
House Democrats are moving forward with plans to impeach President Donald Trump, and will begin the official process Monday, NBC News reports. Several Democratic Members of Congress have circulated different sets of Articles of Impeachment but as of Frida ...[Read more]
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Bombshell report: Jared Kushner’s shell company diverted campaign cash to the Trump family
Jared Kushner helped set up a shell company that secretly paid President Donald Trump's family members and spent nearly half of his 2020 campaign's funds.The president's son-in-law and White House senior adviser directed his sister-in-law Lara Trump, Vice ...[Read more]
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World Is on ‘Brink of a Catastrophic Moral Failure,’ WHO Chief Denounces Vaccine-Hoarding by Rich Nations
"I need to be blunt: the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure—and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries." That ominous warning comes from the head of the World Health Organiz ...[Read more]
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The GameStop Bubble Is a Lesson in the Absurdity and Uselessness of the Stock Market
The online pranksters behind the great GameStop bubble of 2021 are probably going to lose a lot of money. But they’ve done the world a service by reminding us of the utter uselessness of the stock market, an institution that serves no purpose besides ma ...[Read more]
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AOC Is Right to Get Personal About the Capitol Riot
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been criticized for her Instagram video last week recounting the Capitol riot. But AOC showed exactly how a left-wing politician should act: courageous, genuine, and refusing to back down in the face of right-wing threats. ...[Read more]
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An 11-year-old boy died in a mobile home with no heat during the winter storm in Texas, and authorities suspect he had hypothermia
An 11-year-old boy died on Tuesday in an unheated mobile home in Texas that had lost power during a massive winter storm. His family and officials suspect he had hypothermia. Cristian Pavon was one of at least 30 people in Texas who died this week as tem ...[Read more]
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