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WEBIn July, the U.S. Supreme Court's right-wing justices—including three Trump appointees—ruled that the ex-president is entitled to "absolute immunity" for "official acts" taken while he was in office, raising questions about the future of this case. According to Smith's motion: Although the defendant was the incumbent president during the charged conspiracies, his scheme was fundamentally a ...
80+ Groups Have Message for Biden: 'No War With Iran!'
WEB23 hours ago · Brett Wilkins. Oct 03, 2024. On the same day that President Joe Biden said his administration and Israeli leaders are "discussing" an attack on Iranian oil infrastructure, a coalition of over 80 advocacy groups on Thursday implored the U.S. leader to "halt Israel's march toward regional war." The National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) led the ...
Meet the Project 2025 Co-Author Who Wants to Run the FCC If …
WEB1 day ago · What you might not know is that just one of Project 2025’s authors currently works for the federal government: Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission. Carr has sided with big companies and against the public interest on nearly every important issue to come before the …
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The US Childcare Crisis Is Finally an Election Issue
WEB4 days ago · According to the nonprofit Child Care Aware, the average cost of childcare in the U.S. is now more than $10,000 per year —and even higher for infants and toddlers. And the problem is only getting worse. It’s no wonder so many women are choosing not to have children because they say they can’t afford them.
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New Report Lays Out How US Can Address Its 'Fair Share' of the …
WEBSep 17, 2024 · The U.S.' historic emissions are so large that the U.S. cannot mitigate enough emissions domestically to fulfill its "fair share" of responsibility for the climate crisis. It must also provide Global South countries annually with $106 billion in mitigation funding and $340 billion worth of adaptation and loss and damage funding by 2030.
'Everyone Should Celebrate': FCC Restores Net Neutrality Rules
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Open internet advocates on Thursday applauded the Federal Communications Commission's long-anticipated vote to revive net neutrality rules and reestablish FCC oversight of broadband.. The 3-2 vote along party lines to reclassify broadband as a public service under Title II of the Communications Act came seven months after FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced the push in the wake of the U.S ...
To Save US Democracy, Prioritize the Common Good
WEBApr 14, 2024 · The run-up to this year’s general election is the occasion to rekindle the democratic spirit and reassemble a majority to vote for candidates committed to the democratic commonwealth. Robert Ivie. Apr 14, 2024 Common Dreams. “A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.”—.