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WEBAug 26, 2024 — Democrats Sue to Block Georgia Election Board Rule on Hand Counting Ballots. “This rule is unproductive and unlawful,” a Democratic spokesperson said. Just as in Gaza, the displaced are “in schools, mosques, churches, community centers,” a journalist in Beirut says. “The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact check,” Vance ...
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WEB4 days ago — Climate Groups Praise Walz’s Callout of Trump’s Big Oil Loyalties in VP Debate. The Minnesota governor did face criticism, though, for expressing support for an “all-of-the-above” energy policy. By. Jake Johnson, C …
No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists” - Truthout
WEBOct 20, 2021 — No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists”. The term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity. The attacks waged against everything deemed “critical race theory” constitute a new form of McCarthyism that spreads fear of a future in which Black professors may again be labeled by the state as ...
6 Years After Standing Rock, Native Tribes Still Fight ... - Truthout
WEBOct 9, 2023 — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Army Corps to prepare an EIS for the Standing Rock portion of the pipeline on March 25, 2020, because the pipeline’s “ effects on the quality of the human environment are likely to be highly controversial.”. It has taken the Army Corps more than three years to produce the ...
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LGBTQ Voices Are Increasingly Speaking Up for Palestinians …
WEBNov 15, 2023 — As debates about Israel’s war on Palestinians proliferate, LGBTQ people are increasingly finding themselves caught in the rhetorical crossfire. These conflicts reveal the fault lines of progressive queer politics between those in service of intersectional solidarity and those who advocate homonationalism in service of racism and militarism.
Trump Organization Made $1.7 Billion While Trump Was
WEBNov 30, 2021 — A significant amount of the $1.7 billion that the Trump Organization made in those four years came from American taxpayers. “Donald did everything he could to make sure the taxpayers were putting money into his businesses. Hundreds of millions of dollars,” he added. Johnston’s findings confirm a report from earlier this year by the ...
New COVID Vaccines Arrive as Many Are Poised to Lose Access to …
WEBAug 28, 2024 — While the program was meant to be temporary, the original termination date for the program was slotted for December 2024. However, the fiscal 2024 government funding bill rescinded $4.3 billion in COVID-19 funding, some of which was being used for the program, as reported by The Hill in May.After August 31 of this year, local health departments might have a small amount of free vaccine ...
For 20 Years, Team Bush Has Escaped Prosecution for Their
WEBMar 20, 2023 — Like other U.S. military interventions, the rationale for this illegal aggression was based on a lie. Much as President Lyndon B. Johnson used the fabricated Tonkin Gulf incident as a pretext to escalate the Vietnam War, Bush relied on mythical weapons of mass destruction and a nonexistent link between Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks to justify his war on Iraq.
The Ukraine Mess That Nuland Made | Truthout
WEBJul 15, 2015 — Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland engineered Ukraine’s regime change without weighing the likely consequences. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. As the Ukrainian army squares off against ultra-right and neo-Nazi ...