Republicans say that VA patients can get equivalent private-sector care anywhere in the U.S. Here’s a 50-state reality check.
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Zelensky TOLD Rupert Murdoch To Fire Tucker Carlson?
Fox News Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch held a previously unreported call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this spring in which the two discussed the war and the anniversary of the deaths of Fox News journalists last March. The Ukrainian president had a similar conversation with Lachlan Murdoch on March 15, which Zelenskyy noted in a little-noticed aside during a national broadcast last month.
The Murdochs’ Ukraine connection
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Murdoch was displeased with Carlson’s stance on the Ukraine war—a graphic on Carlson’s show had previously called the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky a “Ukrainian pimp.” The host also repeatedly chided the U.S. for providing military aid to Ukraine. Murdoch’s opinion of Carlson’s commentary had become so negative that he complained about it during a newsroom meeting, according to anonymous sources cited by the Washington Post
America, the Single-Opinion Cult
Narrowing permitted ideas on both left and right, one unsuitable voice at a time
America, the Single-Opinion Cult
The new controversy on the left: Is it okay to say Tucker Carlson had some good ideas?
The American Prospect ran an article praising Carlson. The backlash came quickly.
The new controversy on the left: Is it okay to say Tucker Carlson had some good ideas?
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There is no reason to trust a longtime corporate stooge to serve as President Biden’s chief of staff.
The Myth of Jeffrey Zients
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Read More »Municipalities in Puerto Rico Sue Fossil Fuel Giants Under Organized Crime Law
Sixteen municipalities in Puerto Rico are suing Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and other fossil fuel companies for their efforts to deny the role of fossil fuel products in causing climate change. In a November 2022 report for Common Dreams, Kenny Stancil described the lawsuit—a “first of its kind” RICO case—which seeks to hold the fossil fuel corporations financially responsible for the damages caused by the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. The lawsuit contends that the 2017 hurricane season was made worse by global warming and that fossil fuel companies colluded to deceive the public about the impacts of fossil fuel products on the climate.
Municipalities in Puerto Rico Sue Fossil Fuel Giants Under Organized Crime Law
Progressives Say Congress Must Raise Debt Limit Now to Protect Social Programs
Progressives Say Congress Must Raise Debt Limit Now to Protect Social Programs
The programs have long been targets of Republicans, despite the fact that Social Security is fully funded through 2035 and is able to pay for 90% of benefits for the next 25 years, even without Congress acting to expand it.
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The Fed’s Inspector General Clears Jerome Powell of Wrongdoing in the Trading Scandal, One Day After Five Senators Accuse Him of Hampering the Investigation
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens, July 15, 2022
Yesterday afternoon, Mark Bialek, the Inspector General of the Federal Reserve, released a memorandum clearing Fed Chair Jerome Powell and former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida of wrongdoing in the trading scandal that has engulfed multiple officials of the Federal Reserve.
The Fed’s Inspector General Clears Jerome Powell of Wrongdoing in the Trading Scandal, One Day After Five Senators Accuse Him of Hampering the Investigation
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