Analysis
Analysis of political developments.
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Putting profit first killed Boeing MAX 737 passengers, says Congressional report
Boeing management consistently placed the company’s profitability and stock price ahead of all other concerns, including passenger safety.
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Six teacher deaths at start of fall semester heighten public health concerns
Reopening schools is by and large not a response to the needs of young people in the United States.
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Capitalism in free fall: Six straight months of record job losses
For the 26th week in a row, the Department of Labor released weekly employment statistics showing massive job losses. Slightly…
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Senate Democrats want $350 billion to prepare for war with China
Democrats in the Senate announced September 17 a massive spending bill aimed at stepping up U.S. hostility towards China to…
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Police murder of Daniel Prude: Document release causes new scandal
A new wave of outrage is sweeping Rochester, N.Y. following the release of internal government documents related to the police…
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New Japanese Prime Minister expected to continue far-right policies of predecessor
Veteran right wing politician Yoshihide Suga took power as the new Prime Minister of Japan September 16. While his ascension…
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“The height of cruelty”: Judges give green light to planned expulsion of 300,000 refugees
A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a major blow to hundreds of thousands of refugees…
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After 19 years of US occupation, Taliban-Afghan government talks underway
Direct negotiations between representatives of the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban began today in Qatar with the goal of…
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Top cop resigns, Seattle mayor vetoes SPD budget cuts; cops continue brutality
Regardless of who is holding the reigns at SPD, the police as an institution exist to protect and serve the…
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Colombia erupts in struggle against police murder
A popular uprising against police violence has broken out across Colombia following the shockingly brutal murder of Javier Ordóñez in…
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