Politics - Part 5

UN Human Rights Experts: Texas Abortion Ban Is a Violation of International Law
"This new law will make abortion unsafe and deadly, and create a whole new set of risks for women and girls." ...[Read more]
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‘No Flexibility on the Price Tag,’ Jayapal Says of $3.5 Trillion Bill
"If we don't deliver, then I think all of the people who came out and voted for Democrats to take control of the House, the Senate, and the White House are going to come out and say, 'that's it.'" ...[Read more]
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A Century Ago, Miners Fought in a Bloody Uprising. Few Know About It Today.
At the Battle of Blair Mountain, thousands of miners clashed with sheriff’s deputies in the largest insurrection since the Civil War. ...[Read more]
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Facing Corporate Blitz, Progressives Urge Unity to Defend $3.5 Trillion Package
"This is a winnable fight, but it will take strong alignment, sharp interventions, and bold negotiations to get our progressive priorities across the finish line," 11 groups say of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. ...[Read more]
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Another conservative media personality has died of COVID-19 after hating on vaccines
Another conservative radio host joins the list of anti-vaxxers who have died after contracting COVID-19. According to Politico, at least three radio hosts have died from coronavirus after not only mocking the virus itself but publicly objecting to vaccine ...[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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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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Has Covid ended the neoliberal era? | Adam Tooze
The long read: The year 2020 exposed the risks and weaknesses of the market-driven global system like never before. It’s hard to avoid the sense that a turning point has been reached ...[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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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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