Yearly Archives: 2021
Hundreds of 2021 ‘insurrectionists’ may get off while 700 peaceful Pentagon protesters got arrested...
What a difference a half century makes (not!)...
‘Unseemly’ $1.1 trillion billionaire wealth gain during pandemic could fully fund Biden relief plan...
"This is why we need the fair-share taxes program Joe Biden ran on, won on, and is now ready to pursue."
Biden reverses Trump’s trans military ban, but assault on rights continues at state level
And Biden ordered the Pentagon to review the files of troops who were forced out because of the ban and to immediately halt discharges of transgender troops now serving.
‘A step forward’: Black Lives Matter protests forced Biden to push racial equity, but...
Biden’s executive orders are “a step forward” and credits social movements who have been pressuring the administration to act.
To working stiff Trump supporters
Perhaps we need some of that now. That is not insurrection or revolution. Let us call it EVOLUTION.
US police more likely to use force against left-wing protesters
“Police are not just engaging more because [leftwing protesters] are more violent. They’re engaging more even with peaceful protesters.”
Rob Malley for Iran envoy: A test case for Biden’s commitment to diplomacy
Biden’s response to the far-right uproar against Malley will be a test of his fortitude in standing up to the hawks and charting a new course for U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Former LA City Councilman sentenced to prison for obstructing corruption probe
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter sentenced Englander to 14 months in federal prison. The former city councilman was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine.
CEO’s newfound concern for democracy is bunk
Joe Biden intends to raise corporate taxes, increase the minimum wage, break up Big Tech, and strengthen labor unions.
‘Abolish billionaires’: Oxfam report shows combined pandemic wealth of richest 10 people could pay...
“Rigged economies are funnelling wealth to a rich elite who are riding out the pandemic in luxury, while those on the frontline of the pandemic... are struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table.”