GAO report finds DOD fails to combat waste and fraud
The report noted that the DOD has been susceptible to multiple forms of fraud schemes, including fraudulent bid submissions, counterfeit parts, billing for work not performed, and disguising conflicts of interest.
Supreme Court has set a date to hear Mississippi’s abortion case
“The fate of Roe v. Wade and legal abortion is on the line.”
Eugenics rears its unsavory head: Vaccine schism saves the intelligent & sacrifices the backward
Right-wing vaccine resistance could remove thousands of Trump voters in critical red states.
Former California cops charged with assaulting unarmed teen
“Those who violate their oath to protect and serve discredit the good work law enforcement strives to do every day.”
Ethiopia: TPLF terrorism expands, civilians massacred
The conflict in Ethiopia is getting predictably more brutal. Distressing.
Federal court blocks government from expelling families from US under ‘Title 42’
“President Biden should have ended this cruel and lawless policy long ago, and the court was correct to reject it today.”
New research shows the power of putting your opponent in a bind
A study of 44 dilemma actions over the last 90 years examines the many benefits of creative protests for social movements.
Derek Chauvin pleads not guilty to beating black teen
Chauvin is currently serving 22½ years in state prison for killing George Floyd. He pleaded not guilty.
Favorite son? Eduardo Bolsonaro and the growing internationalism of the far right
One of the progressive left’s strengths has always been a willingness to offer support and learn from others around the globe, it's a mistake to cede internationalism to a xenophobic, ‘western culture’ obsessed right.
America: Monumental problems, no solutions, caught up in a state of regression
“All empires end. That is an indisputable fact.” And, “All empires end from within.”