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Americans Who Say They Pay Taxes Are Probably Lying
The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center recently released a report saying that 61% of U.S. households had paid no federal income tax in 2020, up from 44% in 2019, as the pandemic led to high unemployment and loss of income. Although the number will likely r ...[Read more]
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Chris Hedges: How the American empire dug its own grave
The current American empire, damaged and humiliated by the troves of internal documents published by WikiLeaks, will, for this reason, persecute Julian Assange for the rest of his life. It does not matter who is president or which political party is in po ...[Read more]
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Federal Jobless Aid, a Lifeline to Millions, Reaches an End
The abrupt loss of pandemic unemployment benefits on a broad scale could have long-term effects not only for the recipients but also for the economy. ...[Read more]
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Chicago Is Being Amazonified
Chicago recently made headlines for turning public parks space over to Amazon package lockers. But those lockers are only one example of Amazon and public officials using public-private “partnerships” to give away public resources and harm communities ...[Read more]
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Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery”
According to the former president, Americans are now experiencing “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.” ...[Read more]
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Ida’s wind-driven remnants pummel the New York City region.
The city shut most of its subway system and banned residents from traveling until 5 a.m., as elements of the former hurricane created life-threatening flooding. ...[Read more]
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‘Outrageous’ and ‘Shameful’: House Panel Approves $37.5B Boost to Pentagon Budget
"Today, the House Armed Services Committee voted to put arms dealer profits before the needs of everyday people," said Erica Fein of Win Without War. ...[Read more]
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Joe Rogan reveals he contracted COVID in Florida
Joe Rogan says he contracted COVID-19 while doing his popular podcast show in Florida and immediately "threw the kitchen sink at it," using, among other treatments, monoclonal antibodies, which in some cases are an approved drug for the coronavirus. But a ...[Read more]
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FBI Spy Planes Monitored a Single Suspect for Nearly 429 Hours
The FBI's secretive spy plane program targeted a man in Florida last year with nearly constant surveillance, logging more than 400 hours in the air with a fleet of Cessna aircraft registered to what appear to be front companies. This aerial surveillance, ...[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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US Drone Attack Kills at Least 10 Afghan Civilians—Including 6 Children
Samim Shahyad, a 25-year-old journalism student, told the New York Times that the U.S. attack killed his father, his two brothers, four of his young cousins, his niece, and his sister's fiancé. Shahyad added that three of the victims were girls who were ...[Read more]
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