US Politics
The Best American Short Stories 2020: The state of mind of...
By James MacDonald
11 March 2021
The annual editions of The Best American Short Stories (BASS) series can be counted on for two things: First, each...
Biden criticizes Texas and Mississippi for lifting restrictions: ‘Neanderthal thinking’
By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN
March 4, 2021
(CNN)President Joe Biden sharply criticized states such as Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid-19 restrictions...
New laws put right to protest ‘under threat,’ campaigners warn
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photo:The Red Rebels joining climate change protesters outside the Australian Embassy in London, where Extinction Rebellion staged a protest against the Australian government's response...
US Capitol Police Chief Testifies FBI Report Warning Danger of ‘War’...
by Morgan Artyukhina
Feb. 24, 2021
Despite his far-reaching testimony about the police force’s response to the January 6 insurrection, Steven Sund, the since-resigned chief...
Group of Senate Democrats and Republicans vote to keep $15 minimum...
By Nicholas Wu
Mar. 6, 2021
WASHINGTON - A group of Democratic senators joined all Senate Republicans in voting against Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposal to increase...
Urging Senate to ‘Ignore the Parliamentarian,’ Sanders to Force Vote on...
"I regard it as absurd that the parliamentarian, a Senate staffer elected by no one, can prevent a wage increase for 32 million workers."
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Michael Moore and Keith Olbermann Call for Texas to Go Un-Vaccinated
By Matt Wilstein
Mar. 03, 2021
It started Tuesday night when former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann responded to the news that Republican Gov. Gregg Abbott was...
Progressives make last push for $15 minimum wage as relief bill...
1 Mar, 2021
Progressive Democrats have made a desperate call asking the Biden administration to overturn a Senate rule keeping a minimum-wage raise out of...
Sedition By Other Means: Corporate Executives and Lobbyists Routinely Undermine Democracy...
The corporate assault on democracy hasn't been as violent as the pro-Trump mob who stormed the Capitol. And it's entirely legal. But it's arguably...
WH Press Sec Says Biden Disappointed in Senate Parliamentarian Ruling on...
by Daria Bedenko
Feb. 26, 2021
Earlier in the day, US Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to...