By Blaine L. Pardoe – New Contributor! Our foreign policy problems began in August of last year with the horrible withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn’t just a botched military operation that cost 13 American’s their lives. What followed was a litany of mistruths that are now coming to light that showed that we knew their military would…Continue Reading
All parents are struggling during the pandemic, but those with kids too young to be vaccinated are barely holding on. January 21, 2022 Parents are not OK. No caregivers are, really. But parents of children who are too young to be vaccinated against Covid-19 are most certainly not OK at this point in the pandemic.…Continue Reading
Our generals know one word, and it’s not “win”—it’s more. January 21, 2022 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. In the early 1960s, at the height of America’s original Cold War with the Soviet Union, my old service branch, the…Continue Reading
The problem in the Senate runs deeper than Sinema and Manchin. It’s an unrepresentative chamber that must be made more representative. January 21, 2022 Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is a shameful excuse for a Democrat. Her adamant refusal to take even the most basic procedural step to defend voting rights should mean that, as the…Continue Reading
Last week, as Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema restated her opposition to reforming the filibuster as a way to pass voting rights protections, a dozen union activists from Unite Here Local 11 began a hunger strike outside the state capitol in Phoenix. Readers may remember Marilyn Wilbur, who was one of the people I interviewed for…Continue Reading
Much of the foundational data about Covid-19 came from people without housing and those who work with them. January 20, 2022 Nearly two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, a wealth of scientific information has been amassed. We understand the range of symptoms, how the virus spreads, how to mitigate risk of infection, and what is…Continue Reading
Democratic Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been formally censured by the Arizona Democratic Party’s (ADP) executive committee for her decisions regarding filibuster and voting rights reforms, ABC News reported.Chairwoman of the ADP, Raquel Teran, reportedly said in a statement, “…on the matter of the filibuster and the urgency to protect voting rights, we have been…Continue Reading
अधिकारियों के अनुसार, शनिवार को 70 हजार से ज्यादा कोरोना की जांच की गई। गुरुवार को 59,629 कोविड जांच की गई, जबकि एक दिन पहले 57,290 जांच की गई थी। दिल्ली में शनिवार को एक दिन में कोविड-19 के 11,486 नए मामले आए और 45 लोगों की मौत हुई। संक्रमण दर 16.36 फीसद रही। यह…Continue Reading
स्मृति ईरानी के अपर सचिव विजय गुप्ता ने कहा कि अमेठी लोकसभा क्षेत्र की पांचों विधानसभा सीटों पर कमल खिलेगा, जबकि प्रियंका गांधी अमेठी रायबरेली की सभी दस सीटों पर जीत हासिल करने का दावा रायबरेली में कर चुकी हैं। Amethi Assembly Election: केंद्रीय मंत्री स्मृति ईरानी के संसदीय क्षेत्र अमेठी के सदर विधानसभा में…Continue Reading
जब बेइंसाफी और अन्याय बढ़ता है तो असमानता बढ़ती है। साल 2022 की वैश्विक असमानता रिपोर्ट बताती है कि भारत की शीर्ष दस फीसद आबादी के पास राष्ट्रीय आय का सत्तावन फीसद हिस्सा है और निचली पचास फीसद आबादी के पास सिर्फ तेरह फीसद। ढेरों चिंताएंडॉ. सुब्रमनियन की तीन बड़ी चिंताओं में सरकारी अनुदान, संरक्षणवाद…Continue Reading