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Texas Democrats still absent as US Republicans make third bid to pass vote laws
Aug 10, 2021 03:46A month after fleeing the state to thwart passage of restrictive voting laws, Texas Democrats again refused to appear at the state Capitol.
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Why herd immunity isn’t going to happen?
Aug 09, 2021 10:56We are going to have to be comfortable with the idea that COVID-19 will be one of the many viruses that circulate.
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US business pushes Biden for a China trade deal
Aug 09, 2021 10:46Trump era tariffs on Chinese imports are fueling record US inflation and threaten President Joe Biden's chances at 2022 mid-term elections.
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Former acting attorney general testifies about Trump’s efforts to subvert election
Aug 09, 2021 10:40Jeffrey A. Rosen, who was acting attorney general during the Trump administration, has told the Justice Department watchdog and congressional investigators that one of his deputies tried to help former President Donald J. Trump subvert the results of the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the interviews.
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Fired for a Facebook post, doctor seeks justice
Aug 08, 2021 13:50The dehumanization of Palestinians and those in support of the Palestinian cause is so pervasive and necessary to keeping the US support for Israeli regime intact that this shockingly discriminatory treatment is not even acknowledged as racism within the mainstream.
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Mexico files historic lawsuit against US gun companies fueling cartel carnage
Aug 08, 2021 13:45In a historic move welcomed by gun control advocates, the Mexican government recently has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Massachusetts against American weapons manufacturers and suppliers, accusing them of negligent business practices enabling the illegal cross-border arms flow that contributes to Mexico's record homicide rate.
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CIA’s outsourced torture is lost to history
Aug 08, 2021 13:42Despite the redactions, the pseudonyms, and the thousands of unreleased pages, the Senate intelligence committee’s report into post-9/11 CIA torture – that is, the executive summary available to the public – is the most robust oversight ever conducted of any part of the War on Terror. But the committee’s lead investigator says that he could only investigate two of the three components of the torture program. The third is lost to history.
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US healthcare system ranks dead last among rich nations
Aug 08, 2021 05:04The United States has the highest infant and maternal mortality rates, the lowest life expectancy at age 60, and the most glaring inequities, according to a new report released recently by the Commonwealth Fund.
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Why did Scientific American censor Gaza solidarity call?
Aug 06, 2021 17:00On 2 June, not long after the cessation of Israel’s May assault on Gaza, Scientific American published an opinion article titled, “As Health Care Workers, We Stand in Solidarity with Palestine.” The article was an argument that as part of their responsibility for the “well-being and sustenance of all human life,” US healthcare workers should feel free to speak out about Palestine.
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Haitians reject calls for US military intervention
Aug 04, 2021 12:21Two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the specter of U.S. military intervention looms large over the island nation. While the Biden administration has rebuffed a request for intervention made by Claude Joseph – a longtime NED asset whom Washington briefly backed as prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the killing – it has not completely ruled out the possibility.