A People’s Vaccine Against a Mutating Virus and Neoliberal Rule
Around the world, we are witnessing what can happen when people rise up and act collectively for the common good. That is how we will...
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Julian Assange: The Man Who Knew Too Much
PPresident Biden can shore up the journalism on which democracy depends. He can cease government threats to journalists and prove he...
read moreIs This the Beginning of the End of Democracy?
I’m afraid history will show that, in this shameful era, Republican senators were more united in their opposition to voting rights...
read moreAs European Parliament Endorses Vaccine Patent Waiver, EU Urged to Stop Putting Pharma Profits Over Human Life
“The E.U. has helped the Big Pharma billionaires long enough, now we need to help the billions. It is time to break the vaccine...
read moreAOC ties Manchin to dark money: ‘Corporate money has a very tight grip on both parties’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is raising questions about the real motive behind Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) reasons...
read moreSchumer Plans to Force Key Votes to Win Over Democratic Holdouts on Filibuster
Senate majority leader to embark on strategy demonstrating how Republicans have all but turned the filibuster into a weapon Source:...
read moreBuy, Borrow, Die: How America’s Ultrawealthy Stay That Way – YouTube
Some of the wealthiest Americans use a strategy called Buy, Borrow, Die to dramatically reduce their tax bills while their fortunes...
read moreWho’s Going To Pay? Conservatives Don’t Care– As Long As It Isn’t Their Rich Donors
TThere really is just one “insurmountable” block to passing an infrastructure bill. It’s the how to pay for it...
read moreThe best way for Garland to protect the Justice Department is to stop defending his predecessor
The Justice Department is still fighting transparency and accountability in a way that must delight William Barr. Source: Opinion |...
read moreThe Billionaire Class Is a Threat to Democracy
Since the pandemic began, America’s billionaires have seen their wealth skyrocket to an amount almost equal to a fifth of US GDP....
read moreUS elections have ‘obvious weak spots’ that cheaters could exploit — here’s how to start fixing them
, who worked in the Reagan White House during the 1980s, is worried that in 2024, pro-Trump Republicans will try to overturn the...
read moreAnother Tinderbox: 1,500 Palestinians in Silwan, East Jerusalem, under threat of Expulsion from Homes by Israeli Authorities
This summary expulsion of people from their homes, which is also happening in Sheikh Jarrah, has provoked regular demonstrations in...
read moreHow We Calculated the True Tax Rates of the Wealthiest
ProPublica started with a trove of private tax data — then analyzed those records, along with sources ranging from Forbes’ list of...
read more‘Shameful Failure’: Biden’s OSHA Excludes Most Workers From Covid Protections
“We’ve learned over decades that employers, especially in low wage industries, rarely choose to prioritize their...
read moreBad News: Biden Is Going “Full Steam Ahead” on Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Spending Plans
Despite President Biden’s criticisms of the Trump administration’s nuclear policies during his candidacy, his administration is...
read moreThe GOP Has Declared a War on Protests
Republican state legislators across 34 states have introduced more than 80 bills this year that criminalize protesting or protect...
read more50+ Groups Across US Northwest Unveil Green New Deal Vision for Region’s Vital Forests
“The forests of the Pacific Northwest are a world-class natural climate solution. It is time that we started treating...
read moreAlert: DOJ Vows to Hunt Down Whoever Let the Public Know How Little Billionaires Pay in Taxes
This week, ProPublica released a massive scoop-a treasure trove of financial records showing how some of the U.S.’s wealthiest...
read more‘Flaccid and dangerous’: The woman suing Trump is outraged that Biden’s DOJ is protecting him
Biden’s DOJ turns out to be run by someone who may be more interested in protecting his vision of the DOJ...
read moreAs leaders gather for G-7, a key question: Will rich countries help poor ones grapple with climate change?
“This is a matter of urgency and trust,” says the U.N. secretary general, calling the meeting a “pivotal” moment. Source: As leaders...
read moreState Bar Investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
They’re exploring whether his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud amounted to...
read moreSeattle Is 1st Major City To Fully Vaccinate 70%: Mayor Jenny Durkan
The mayor’s office also says 78% of the city’s population 12 and older has started the vaccination process. Source: Seattle Is 1st...
read moreN.J. cops can no longer hide serious misconduct from public after state Supreme Court ruling
New Jersey’s Supreme Court partially approved a plan Monday to identify many police officers disciplined for misconduct, allowing the...
read moreCNN lawyer David Vigilante describes gag order and secretive process where Justice Department sought reporter’s email records
Since July 17, 2020, I have been bound by a gag order or a sealing order that prohibited me from discussing, or even acknowledging,...
read moreAlert: Biden DOJ promises to ‘vigorously’ defend religious schools’ ‘right’ to discriminate against LGBTQ people
40 LGBTQ students are suing the U.S. Dept. of Education for allowing the faith-based colleges they attend to discriminate against...
read moreAlert: President Biden’s first budget request fails to slash funding for ICE and CBP
“This is a heartless mandate to these agencies to continue separating families, abusing and neglecting people in unsanitary jails and...
read more‘Fossil Fuel Exit Strategy’ Shows Transition to Renewable Future Totally Doable
“The hurdle is no longer economic nor technical; our biggest challenges are political. A cleaner future is within reach.”...
read moreBiden Admin Scraps Trump Rule That Would Have Kicked 3 Million Off Food Stamps
The rule change, which was formally introduced by the Trump administration in 2019, would have imposed stricter work requirements for...
read moreLouisiana Police Unit Under Investigation for Systematic Targeting of Black Drivers
The same Louisiana State Police unit whose troopers stunned, punched and dragged Ronald Greene on video during a deadly 2019 arrest...
read moreHow Much Prison Time Capitol Rioters Will Likely Face
Defendants who plead guilty to some of the most serious crimes, like assaulting police or carrying a weapon into the Capitol, are...
read moreRelatives of Chicago Police Victims Release Statement and Video Opposing Ex-Mayor Rahm Emanuel for US Ambassador to Japan
“During his eight years in office, Emanuel displayed contempt for communities of color,” the statement said. “He showed callous...
read moreMike Pence Saved The Republic On Jan. 6 – And No One Is Talking About It, Not Even Him
His refusal to carry out Donald Trump’s demands staved off a constitutional crisis at the very least, and possibly national violence...
read moreNetanyahu’s Poison Pill: Militant Squatter-Settler March through Palestinian E Jerusalem set for Tuesday after New Israeli Gov’t is Installed
At the insistence of outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli cabinet authorized the so-called “Flag Day”...
read moreHealth Insurance Profits Skyrocket in Wake of COVID
Health Insurance in a nutshell: Set deductibles so high to force those who can pay higher monthly premiums, with low deductibles, to...
read moreHere Are Some Holes in the Social Safety Net That the Pandemic Highlighted
The unprecedented size of the economic disruption, however, put the safety net to the test, revealing weaknesses that often prevented...
read moreWyden renews wealth tax push after billionaires’ returns leak
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the report’s findings that America’s wealthiest billionaires paid little in income taxes...
read moreAlert: Child labour worldwide increases for first time in 20 years
UN warns that coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more children into work Source: Child labour worldwide increases for...
read moreFor a second year, most U.S. police departments decline to share information on their use of force
Slightly more than 40 percent of local and federal law enforcement agencies are participating in what police executives had hoped...
read moreProfessor Shared Video of Cops Strip Searching a Black Teen. Now He Faces Jail.
“It’s unquestionably an effort to try and deter victims of police misconduct from speaking up, and that’s reprehensible,” the...
read more150 Brands Unite to Clean Up Our Paper Supply – Saving Global Forests and Improving Recycling
29 new brands from various industries have committed to expunge ancient and endangered trees from their paper supply chains through...
read moreRecord-High 70% in U.S. Support Same-Sex Marriage
U.S. support for legal same-sex marriage continues to grow, now at 70% — a new high in Gallup’s trend dating to 1996....
read moreOrtega May Have Just Killed Nicaragua’s Democracy
His arrests of opposition candidates could seal the country’s political fate, but not if Biden fights back now. Source:...
read moreWhat the overturning of California’s assault weapons ban means for America
A judge’s decision on the 32-year-old law could have national implications if it heads to the US supreme court Source: What the...
read moreThe World Needs An Urgent, Ambitious Vaccine Manufacturing Plan, Not Just Donation Commitments
“We welcome this step from President Biden, as well as the proposed manufacturing partnership with Europe. However, we...
read moreAOC Blasts Manchin for Dark Money Ties, Suggests He’s “Intertwined” With Kochs
Sen. Joe Manchin is likely opposed to H.R.1 because it lessens the influence and cash flow of dark money, she said. Source: AOC...
read moreWhy the Hell Is Biden’s Justice Department Defending Donald Trump?
It’s becoming a (bizarre) pattern. Source: Why the Hell Is Biden’s Justice Department Defending Donald Trump? | Vanity...
read more55 US Corporations Paying No Federal Tax Last Year Spent $450 Million on Political Lobbying and Campaigns: Report
“The lobbying, campaign contributions, and tax avoidance by these 55 companies is a never-ending cycle in which the companies...
read more‘Keystone XL Is Dead!’: After 10-Year Battle, Climate Movement Victory Over Tar Sands Pipeline Is Complete
“Keystone XL is now the most famous fossil fuel project killed by the climate movement,’ said one veteran campaigner,...
read moreHere’s what Biden can do right now without Joe Manchin: Cancel student loan debt
As Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia continues to foil legislative progress, the White House should start looking for...
read moreAhead of Key Summit, 350+ Groups and 100+ Economists Tell G7 Nations to ‘Stop Funding Fossil Fuels’
“We have had enough of world leaders sitting and talking whilst the world burns around them, with Covid-19 and climate impacts...
read moreIsrael and US governments face the consequences of their arrogance
Today, after several displays of US arrogance, such as its embarrassing failure to take down the Syrian government, the tables have...
read moreChina calls U.S. bill ‘full of Cold War mentality’ as it prepares anti-sanctions measures
Chinese lawmakers are meeting this week to discuss their own bill to respond to U.S. penalties. Source: China calls U.S. bill...
read more‘No Climate, No Deal’: Progressives in Congress Warn Biden Against Cutting Green Energy From Infrastructure Package
“Mitch McConnell and the Koch brothers are not worth setting the planet on fire for,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez....
read moreSchumer plans to force key votes to win over Democratic holdouts on filibuster
Senate majority leader to embark on strategy demonstrating how Republicans have all but turned the filibuster into a weapon Source:...
read more‘Shame It’s Taken So Long’: Health Advocates Welcome Formal WTO Talks to Suspend Covid Vaccine Patents
“Countless numbers of people have needlessly died while waiting for a breakthrough in these discussions,” said one...
read moreNetanyahu’s Trump-Style Campaign to Stop Israel’s Transfer of Power
On the verge of being replaced after 12 years in power, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a desperate, Trump-style...
read moreThe Secret IRS Files Short Form: A Quick Guide to What We Uncovered
10 important takeaways from ProPublica’s first report on a vast collection of tax records for America’s wealthiest. Source: The...
read moreSenate Democrats start confirming Biden’s judges to ‘restore the balance’ in courts
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm what Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the “first of many” judicial nominations....
read more‘White supremacy is bipartisan,’ journalist blasts when Joe Manchin trends
Sen. Joe Manchin seems to believe upholding bipartisan sentiments equates to siding with white supremacists who have for centuries...
read morePublic Banking Can Improve the Lives of US Workers While Helping Save the Planet
The movement to create state-level public banks is gaining strong ground in at least 12 states. Source: Public Banking Can Improve...
read moreBiden and DOJ under fire for ‘vigorously defending’ Christian schools in anti-LGBT+ case
Campaigners caught off guard by administration’s pledge to ‘vigorously defend’ institutions from federal equality laws Source: Biden...
read moreAmid Mega-Drought, Rightwing Militia Stokes Water Rebellion in US West
Protesters affiliated with rightwing anti-government activist Ammon Bundy’s People’s Rights Network are threatening to...
read moreMEET THE INFLUENCERS MAKING MILLIONS BY DEALING DOUBT ABOUT VACCINES
Anti-vaccine influencers are “a classic example of bad actors who are proficient in digital spaces, at creating outcomes which are...
read moreElon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett Agree: Paying Taxes Is for Poor People
The world’s richest men pay a pittance in federal income taxes and often times nothing at all. Source: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and...
read more‘It’s Time to Go a Step Further’: With KXL Dead, Pressure Intensifies for Biden to Kill Line 3
“Keystone XL was stopped on the merits of environmental justice and treaty rights; this is no different. We demand President...
read moreStacey Abrams-Led Group Launches Campaign to Mobilize Young Voters of Color Around Voting Rights Bill
The voting rights group Fair Fight Action, headed by activist and former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams,...
read more‘A Gift to the Planet’: Maine Lawmakers Pass Landmark Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill
“This is groundbreaking and will be heard across the nation.” Source: ‘A Gift to the Planet’: Maine Lawmakers...
read moreArizona ballot audit backed by secretive donors linked to Trump’s inner circle
Dark money groups pushing baseless election claims appear to be playing key role in unprecedented review of 2.1m ballots Source:...
read moreThe US restaurants tackling staff shortages: ‘We have to pay more’
Some employers are upending the industry standards by paying their employees better and offering stronger benefits Source: The US...
read moreWhite House distances itself from Justice Department decision to keep acting as Trump’s lawyer
Joe Biden is president, but Donald Trump apparently still gets the United States Department of Justice as his personal law firm. The...
read morePolicing and Militarism Go Hand in Hand. We Must Abolish Both.
Police and the military operate under the same principle — they move in, occupy and oppress communities. Source: Policing and...
read moreNew York’s effort to give every immigrant a lawyer offers a national blueprint
Biden wants to expand immigrants’ access to legal representation. Source: New York’s effort to give every immigrant a lawyer offers a...
read moreUS identifies 3,900 children separated at border, only 7 reunited with parents since February
The Biden administration says it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under...
read morePfizer Expands Vaccine Tests In Kids Under 12
Pfizer is ready to enroll about 4,500 young volunteers at more than 90 sites in the U.S., Finland, Poland and Spain. Source: Pfizer...
read moreThe Root Cause of Central American Migration Is US Imperialism
It would be nice if the US government acknowledged that its imperialist meddling in Central America drove millions to flee to the...
read moreBiden quietly moves to start closing Guantánamo ahead of 20th anniversary of 9/11
The Biden team wants to avoid what it sees as mistakes made by Obama. “They don’t want it to become a lightning...
read moreAccording to Biden DOJ: Trump attacking a woman he allegedly raped was part of his job as president
The Department of Justice has decided to continue defending Donald Trump in a case filed by E. Jean Carroll, who claims Trump raped...
read moreNew Report Says Trump-Linked Groups Are Secretly Funding Arizona Ballot “Audit”
An organization run by staff at the far right One America News Network donated at least $150,000 to the effort. Source: New Report...
read moreInternational Leaders Join Call for End to All Legal Barriers to Abortion
“Women must have the right to decide about their own bodies—that is a human right.” Source: International Leaders...
read moreDelta Variant On The Rise In U.S., Prompting New Warnings To Get COVID-19 Vaccination
Dr. Anthony Fauci pointed to troubling infection rates in the U.K. linked to the Delta strain. Source: Delta Variant On The Rise In...
read moreAlert: Tech Giants Help Israel Muzzle Palestinians
The revelations follow widespread reports last month that social media corporations regularly removed posts that referred to the...
read moreDemocrats Want Answers on U.S. Role in Brazil Investigation
The now-disgraced Car Wash probe overthrew Brazil’s political order — and 23 House Democrats want to know how the Justice Department...
read moreBangladesh Is Giving Tax Breaks to Businesses That Hire Trans People
Your move, America. Source: Bangladesh Is Giving Tax Breaks to Businesses That Hire Trans People | them.
read moreProgressives Warn of More GOP Whitewashing of History as Abbott Launches ‘1836 Project’
Progressives responded with disgust on Monday after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law establishing the so-called “1836...
read more‘Manchin Is Only Moved by Corporate Donors,’ Says Bowman as Koch-Backed Group Lobbies Against Voting Rights Bill
“The provisions in the For the People Act are widely popular, among Democrats and Republicans. It’s just not popular...
read moreThose Who Didn’t Wear Masks Were 2 Times More Likely to Get COVID, Data Shows
New data reiterates what early findings from studies last year told us: mask-wearing prevents the spread of COVID-19. Source: Those...
read more‘A Lot Of Anxiety’ For Democrats As Biden Agenda Stalls
The party’s progressive wing is growing increasingly restless as campaign promises go undone. Source: ‘A Lot Of Anxiety’...
read moreCapitol Police had intelligence indicating an armed invasion weeks before Jan. 6 riot, Senate probe finds
The findings represent the most detailed — and bipartisan — public account to date of the security failures that led to the riot. It...
read moreAlert: America Has a Business Plan, Not a Foreign Policy
The Biden-Harris foreign policy, such as it is, is retrograde. It’s a return to the Cold War, with an emphasis on new nuclear weapons...
read moreAlert: Senate Bill Effectively Declares Cold War on China
The “Strategic Competition Act of 2021,” which will go to the Senate floor, effectively declares a Cold War on China. Source:...
read moreHealth Campaigners Rage Against EU Effort to Undermine WTO Patent Waiver on Covid Vaccines
“The E.U. ‘plan’ is to urge current vaccine makers to produce more, an approach that already has failed...
read more‘Biggest Tax Story of the Year, If Not the Decade’: Analysis Shows Just How Little Richest .001% Pay in Taxes
Richard Tofel, ProPublica’s founding general manager and outgoing president, said Tuesday that he considers the tax analysis...
read moreFormer FDA commissioner says “lab leaks happen all the time”
Dr. Chris Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently told CBS that lab leaks happen quite...
read moreDemand for Accountability Grows As Over 200,000 People Urge the Department of Justice to Create a Special Task Force to Investigate President Trump
The petitioners demand Attorney General Merrick Garland “investigate any potential federal criminal or civil violations that...
read more‘Not a snowball’s chance in hell’: MSNBC analyst delivers devastating news on the filibuster
there are a lot of Democratic senators who are, like, just if Joe Manchin somehow folded — which is again not going to happen...
read moreTrump teases 2024 run but legal threat rises as investigations ramp up
So even as Trump maintains his grip on the Republican party and teases ambitions to run again for president in 2024 — his legal...
read moreA World Beyond War or No World at All
Scientists place the Doomsday clock closer to midnight than ever before, the risk of nuclear war higher than it’s ever been,...
read moreCritics Decry ‘Preventable Mass Death’ in Africa as Rich Nations ‘Just Sit Back and Watch’
“Our priority is clear,” said a top WHO official. “it’s crucial that we swiftly get vaccines into the arms of...
read more‘No Evidence Whatsoever’: Left Refutes Right-Wing Candidate’s Election Fraud Claims in Peru
The allegations of fraud from a former dictator’s daughter came as voting results showed her leftist rival with a narrow lead....
read moreNeoliberalism in Their Hearts, Proto-Fascism in Their Heads: The Political Identity of Today’s GOP
Republicans have consistently adopted a reactionary orientation on race, ethnicity, and gender issues, and are fervid opponents of...
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