This week, a mother was brutally beaten and carjacked in front of her home during the day with her children present – at least, according to her account. As a mother, I imagine the sheer fear that coursed through this woman’s body as she took the beating of her life, …
Read More »Calls Grow For Congress To Pass Police Reform After Tyre Nichols Video
Everyone from President Biden to Sens. Murphy and Booker has called for the passage of police reform after video footage of the police murder of Tyre Nichols was released. Sen. Booker (D-NJ) said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, “Although Senate action on policing reform has proven difficult, from the …
Read More »James Dolan Rants About Bail Reform, Bill of Rights, And Pedophiles in Strange Interview
James Dolan does not speak publicly very often. Yet it appears the facial recognition controversy was enough to drive him out into the eye of the general public again as the New York Knicks owner appeared on Fox 5 New York on Thursday morning. The purpose of the interview appeared …
Read More »Emmanuel Macron presses ahead with pension reform as French discontent swells | CNN Business
Reuters — French President Emmanuel Macron’s government will attempt to revive his economic reform drive and score a major political victory this week with a launch of the pension system’s overhaul in the face of vehement trade union opposition. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is to detail on Tuesday plans to …
Read More »Congress Crushes Trump’s 2024 Coup Plan By Passing Electoral Count Act Reform
One of the biggest accomplishments of the current Congress came last after the House passed the omnibus that contained reforms to the Electoral Count Act that will stop Trump’s 2024 coup. Once the refomed Electoral Count Act passed the House, Trump’s hopes of staging another coup attempt in 2024 were …
Read More »Argentina: rap, reform and gender rights
From: Generation Change An activist and a rapper confront violence against women and explore the country’s legacy of protest. In 2010, Argentina became the first country in the region to legalise same-sex marriage, and in 2020 it decriminalised abortion after a campaign that inspired others around the world. But women …
Read More »Romano Mazzoli, Who Oversaw Major Immigration Reform, Dies at 89
Romano L. Mazzoli, the son of an Italian immigrant who as a Democratic representative from Kentucky teamed up with a conservative senator from Wyoming to champion the last major attempt at comprehensive immigration reform, died on Tuesday at his home in Louisville, Ky. He was 89. Charlie Baker, his former …
Read More »Reform Needed As Big Business, Not Vulnerable Communities Benefit from Post-Pandemic Support
Informal sector only received 4 percent of post pandemic funds even though the sector accounts for more than 2 billion workers, many of whom are women. Credit: IITA by Ed Holt (bratislava) Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Oct 12 (IPS) – Governments and international financial institutions must adopt …
Read More »Biden Makes History With Marijuana Reform
President Biden made history by announcing a pardon for every American federally convicted of simple marijuana possession. Biden Pardons All US Citizens Federally Convicted Of Simple Marijuana Possession President Biden issued the pardons through proclamation: Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution …
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