Voting Rights Legislation Filibustered By Republicans For A Third Time
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‘I’m Invincible’: FBI Arrests Capitol Rioter Who Was ‘Not Too Worried’ He’d Be Charged
Landon Mitchell told a Facebook friend he thought the FBI wouldn’t get him because he “was masked up the whole time.
A Worrisome Peek Inside Yale Law’s Diversity Bureaucracy
Updated at 4:50 p.m ET on October 20, 2021. Have you ever wondered what deans of diversity do behind closed doors? Until last week, the public had little visibility into their methods. Then covertly recorded audio emerged of Yaseen Eldik, Yale Law School’s director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and Ellen Cosgrove, an associate dean, pressuring a student to issue a written apology for emailing out a party invitation that offended some of his classmates.
Novavax expresses fresh confidence in its vaccine
In wake of report on manufacturing difficulties, the Maryland-based drug firm vowed to file for emergency-use authorization by the end of the year.
Meet India Walton: Black Socialist on Democratic Ticket for Buffalo Mayor Snubbed by NY Dem Party
As early voting kicks off Saturday in a nationally watched mayoral race in Buffalo, New York, we speak with India Walton, who shocked the Democratic establishment when she defeated four-term Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in the Democratic primary. Since then, the self-described socialist has faced stiff opposition from within her party, with many top Democrats in the state, including Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Chuck Schumer, refusing to endorse her.
“Dire Crisis of Poverty”: NYC Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger Strike to Demand Relief from Medallion Debt
A group of New York City taxi drivers launched a hunger strike Wednesday demanding the city provide debt relief from their taxi medallion loans. Since 9/11, thousands of taxi drivers have accrued massive debt largely due to the city artificially inflating the cost of taxi medallions, the permits required to drive a taxi. Drivers have also denounced the mental health impacts triggered by the financial ruin. At least nine have died by suicide.
10,000 Striking John Deere Workers Demand “Equitable” Pay & Benefits as Company Sees Record Profits
We go to the picket line in Iowa, where thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages. Despite reporting record profits in 2021, John Deere forced employees to work overtime and announced significant cuts to raises and benefits. Chris Laursen, 19-year John Deere worker on strike in Ottumwa, Iowa, says profit margins went to shareholders and a 160% salary increase for the CEO.
Striketober: Labor Militancy Grows as U.S. Workers Walk Off the Job & IATSE Members Get Tentative Deal
We begin our coverage of what some are calling “Striketober” with a look at how the union of 60,000 television and film production workers averted a strike just hours before a midnight deadline on Saturday, when it reached a tentative agreement with an association of Hollywood producers representing companies like Walt Disney, Netflix and Amazon.
Walkouts and strikes hit hospitals in pandemic hot spots
There have been at least 30 strikes of health care workers so far this year, according to a tracker from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Covid-stricken states still struggle months after Biden’s surge
The federal officials President Joe Biden promised were slow to arrive in several states experiencing acute upticks in the Midwest and South.
Fauci tamps down concern about Covid-19 booster review process
The top infectious disease doctor said data gathered in the United States and elsewhere points toward the need for the booster shots.
Appeals court keeps Texas abortion law in place
The new decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals extends a previous order that for now keeps in place the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8.
The political peril that Biden didn’t see coming
The current inflation spike now appears to be on track to persist deep into 2022.
Opinion | What the Supply Chain Crisis Reveals About American Infrastructure
Politicians like to argue in favor of more infrastructure — and more spending on it. But we can use the capacity we already have in much smarter ways.
Wall Street’s wild party in jeopardy as Fed threatens aid cutoff
The central bank plans to begin yanking back assistance to the economy as early as next month, and many Fed officials are open to increasing interest rates next year.
Americans’ fortunes soared during the pandemic. Some lawmakers see lasting lessons.
Key aspects of the economy are doing better than before the pandemic, which supporters say shows how government spending can help.
As CIA Ramps Up Anti-China Actions, Why Doesn’t Congress Oppose Biden’s “New Cold War”?
We speak with Ethan Paul, a former reporter with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong who is now with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. China’s military revealed last week that it had conducted beach landing and assault drills in the province across from Taiwan. This comes as the CIA has set up a new mission center focused solely on China. CIA Director William Burns has described China as “the most important geopolitical threat facing the United States.
Pediatrician Welcomes Imminent Approval of COVID Vaccine for Kids 5-11 Amid Opposition to Mask Mandates
The Biden administration is launching a national vaccination campaign for about 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11. The vaccine will be two doses and one-third as potent as the one being given to people over the age of 12. An independent panel is set to offer a recommendation to the FDA that evaluates the safety and efficacy of the vaccines in late October. We’re joined by Dr.
Trump Gets Taken To School After Botching Basic U.S. History In Latest Rant
The former president’s new complaint gets an “F” for historical accuracy.
Jen Psaki renders Peter Doocy momentarily speechless with a simple question
Peter Doocy isn’t just a Fox News disinformation peddler. He’s a hereditary Fox News disinformation peddler and, perhaps, the most pathetic failson being publicly promoted by the network. Tucker Carlson is dangerous. Junior Doocy can only try to be so dangerous, but he’s so bad at his job that mostly he just makes White House press secretary Jen Psaki look really, really good.
‘Not a cult at all’: The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper heads to Iowa Trump rally so you don’t have to
The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper has made a comedy name for himself for his field pieces, where he interacts with the illogical circus that is MAGA Americana. As far as comedy field pieces go, the MAGA crowd has always been like shooting fish in a barrel as there are so many lost, confused, and outright ridiculous folks to interview at any MAGA or MAGA-related event.
Earth Matters: Will Biden have clout at Glasgow summit? 900,000 U.S. solar workers needed by 2035
AS the CLIMATE SUMMIT APPROACHES, U.S. ACTIONS YET TO MATCH WORDS
While the search continues to uncover just how small a fraction of the Biden administration’s proposed climate funding Sen. Joe Manchin III is willing to vote to include in the Democratic reconciliation bill, there is much wondering around the planet about what exactly the United States will bring to the COP26 climate summit that begins in Glasgow, Scotland, less than two weeks from now.
MAGA movement rebranded in Virginia ahead of elections
The Tea Party knew that it could develop leverage for their conservative goals by taking over school boards to further its agenda nationally by beginning at the local level. With groups like Fight for Schools, led by Ian Prior, a former senior official in Trump’s Department of Justice, the Loudoun County school board has been under similar attacks gaining national attention for their plight.
‘Releases, not transfers’: Advocates block New Jersey jail to demand immigrants’ freedom
New Jersey’s Hudson County is set to end its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by Nov. 1. But advocates tell northJersey.com that only five of the 45 immigrants recently detained at the county’s jail have been released. The remaining immigrants either remain detained, or have been transferred to other facilities. Transfers during a pandemic are particularly dangerous—a fact ICE knows perfectly well.
Jan. 6 Committee Votes To Hold Steve Bannon In Contempt Of Congress
Bannon has openly defied the subpoena issued by the committee, citing Trump’s claim to executive privilege.
Fox Anchor Neil Cavuto Urges Vaccinations After Testing Positive For COVID-19
The Fox News anchor, who has MS, said: “Had I not been vaccinated, and with all my medical issues, this would be a far more dire situation.
‘They rushed the process’: Vaccine maker’s woes hamper global inoculation campaign
The U.S. and the world made a huge bet on Novavax, but manufacturing problems are jeopardizing billions of doses earmarked for poor and middle-income countries.
Jen Psaki’s Response To Peter Doocy’s Question Leaves Him Momentarily Speechless
The White House press secretary asked the Fox News reporter a question he couldn’t answer.
GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Indicted For Lying To FBI About Campaign Funds
The nine-term lawmaker is accused of trying to conceal information about money funneled to his campaign by a Nigerian billionaire.
The Most Famous Low-Wage Workers in the Country
On September 14, Nabisco workers at a bakery in Portland, Oregon, who had been striking for more than a month to protest proposed contract changes were joined on the picket line by what might have seemed unlikely allies: players for the Portland Thorns, the city’s professional women’s soccer team.