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The British Monarchy Will Not Survive Late Capitalism — And Harry and Meghan Are Proof
The spectacle of Harry and Meghan’s reinvention as a standard-issue, new money California couple shows that the British monarchy’s ability to resist the cultural demands of late capitalism is reaching a breaking point. ...[Read more]
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Tax Cheats Are Costing the U.S. $1 Trillion a Year, IRS Estimates
The head of the IRS calculated that tax evasion in the U.S. may total $1 trillion a year, a figure that is multiples higher than previous estimates from the federal government. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Chuck Rettig told a Senate panel Tuesday ...[Read more]
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‘Cry No Tears for These Death Profiteers’: Pharma Stocks Plunge as Biden Backs Vaccine Patent Waiver
Stocks of major pharmaceutical corporations plummeted Wednesday after the Biden administration announced its support for a coronavirus vaccine patent waiver, a measure that would free vaccine recipes from Big Pharma's stranglehold and help enable generic ...[Read more]
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Children, US Soldiers Among Casualties in Explosions Outside Kabul Airport
Children, adult civilians, and U.S. military personnel were among those reportedly killed or wounded Thursday in a pair of explosions near Kabul's international airport, the site of a chaotic evacuation effort that the Biden administration is aiming to co ...[Read more]
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Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as Covid overwhelms morgues
Two Oregon counties hit hard by Covid-19 are running out of space to hold bodies amid an intense surge in cases that is overwhelming the state’s healthcare system, forcing authorities to request refrigerated trucks to help handle the overflow. ...[Read more]
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There is an antibody treatment that stops every COVID-19 variant – and possibly all future variants
As Fierce Pharma notes, sotrovimab had fairly spectacular results in Phase 2 and Phase 3 testing that showed 85% efficacy at preventing COVID-19 from becoming more severe. This level seemed unchanged against all variants, including against delta. And ther ...[Read more]
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Leaked Grant Proposal Details High-Risk Coronavirus Research
The proposal, rejected by U.S. military research agency DARPA, describes the insertion of human-specific cleavage sites into SARS-related bat coronaviruses. ...[Read more]
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‘You should be ashamed’: Far-right GOP congresswoman slammed for attacking Pelosi and Pope Francis as ‘communists’
On Saturday, October 11, Pope Francis met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — and far-right Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York, in response, called both of them "communists."The MAGA Republican and Donald Trump apologist, tweeting a photo of Pelosi and Po ...[Read more]
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INFOGRAPHIC: Who Owns Organic Food Companies in 2014? | Inhabitots
Most organic advocates have heard of “Who Owns Organic,” a popular infographic featuring independently owned organic food companies vs. organic companies now owned by Big Food. Unfortunately, Who Owns Organic has recently been updated and organic food ...[Read more]
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The Coming Plague of Poverty Among the Elderly: Clinton’€™s Plan For Gutting Social Security
In the recent Wikileaks revelations confirming Hillary Clinton’s duplicity, one of the clearest disclosures of her policy plans concerns her intention regarding Social Security. She stated that she would return to the position of the National Commission ...[Read more]
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“Where are the police?” – Lawmakers don gas masks, evacuate the US Capitol as Trump supporters storm the building
Washington D.C. was rocked by violence as members of the House and Senate gathered for a joint session of Congress to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, and violent clashes were reporterd as pro-Trump demonstrators entered the ...[Read more]
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