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IRS rushes to hire 10,000 workers, but giant backlog expected to persist through 2022
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Russia Escalates Ukraine War in Massive Attack on Kharkiv
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Biden can go to South Dakota if he wants to take on Russian oligarchs
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Despite Amazon’s Propaganda, Local Alabamans Overwhelmingly Support the Bessemer Union Drive
… Read the full article at Jacobin.
Women’s Health Protection Act stalls in U.S. Senate
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How Congress Made Sure the Rich Retire in Luxury—at Taxpayer Expense
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Union Files “Precedent-Setting” Charges of Misconduct Against Amazon
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Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Jefferson County supports union efforts at Bessemer Amazon
A survey of Jefferson County residents shows nearly two-thirds of respondents support the unionization efforts at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer. … Read the full article at Alabama Political Reporter.
CEOs of Nike, Hilton, and Chipotle top the list of overpaid bosses, according to a new report
Shareholders are starting to push back against outsize CEO pay, but some of the nation’s best-known companies are still overpaying their chief executives for paltry performance. … Read the full…
Majority of Jefferson County residents support Amazon union, survey says
A recent poll of 1,000 Jefferson County residents found a majority support the formation of a union at Amazon’s Bessemer fulfillment center. … Read the full article at AL.com
Alabama Residents Overwhelmingly Support Union Drive at Amazon: Poll
New polling results released Wednesday show that nearly two-thirds of Jefferson County, Alabama residents support Amazon workers forming a union. … Read the full article at Common Dreams.
The Sacralization of War, American-Style
Lately, random verses from the Bible have been popping into my mind unbidden, like St. Paul’s famous line from Galatians, “A person reaps what they sow.” The words sprang into my…
PolitiFact: Drug seizures at the southwest border
The Republican National Committee blamed what it called President Joe Biden’s “open border” for a rise in illicit drugs being smuggled into the United States through the southern border. ……
As invasion looms, lessons go unlearned
Our legacy of war often follows us to the most peaceful places. … Read the full article at San Antonio Express-News
Musk donated over $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity in November
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk donated a total of 5,044,000 shares in the world’s most valuable automaker to a charity from Nov. 19 to Nov. 29 last year, its filing…
Elon Musk donated over $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity in November
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk donated a total of 5,044,000 shares in the world’s most valuable automaker to a charity from Nov. 19 to Nov. 29 last year, its filing with U.S. Securities…
Biden’s Plan to Permanently Seize Afghan Assets Set to Cause Untold Suffering
Humanitarians — including those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks of 2001 — responded with condemnation Friday after it was reported that President Joe Biden has decided to permanently seize $7 billion of currently frozen Afghan assets even…
US Army draws praise, criticism with new net-zero plan
The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday, vowing to slash its climate pollution to 50 percent of 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. … Read…
Government commission: Synthetic drug trafficking a ‘national security’ emergency
A government commission tasked with developing solutions to the U.S. synthetic opioid crisis called Tuesday for urgent action after warning that spiraling overdose deaths threaten U.S. “national security and economic well-being.” ……
The country’s biggest philanthropists are ‘completely disconnected’ from pandemic reality, report says
A new ranking of America’s biggest donors indicates that where philanthropists made their donations didn’t change all that much, which has some experts saying there are other important national issues being…
‘This gift list is completely disconnected from the reality of our society’: Here are the most charitable billionaires in America
An annual ranking of the biggest donors to charity is out, and it’s missing some notable names. … Read the full article at MarketWatch.
Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors
A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to charity last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual ranking of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity…
America COMPETES Act Ignores Social Needs, Feeds Tensions With China: Analysis
A researcher at a progressive think tank warned Monday that a bill passed last week by the House of Representatives “stokes future U.S.-China conflict” while prioritizing spending on militarized technology…
We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers
Even before the Covid pandemic supercharged economic inequality, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced as a 2020 presidential candidate that “billionaires should not exist.” That was a perfectly reasonable argument from…
