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Poll: Nearly 2 in 3 Americans Say Government Should Ensure
Dec 10, 2024 · Defying Trump’s right-wing agenda from Day One. Inauguration Day is coming up soon, and at Truthout, we plan to defy Trump’s right-wing agenda from Day One.. Looking to the first year of Trump’s presidency, we know that the most vulnerable among us will be harmed.
Trump Org Made $1.7 Billion While Trump Was President, Much
Nov 30, 2021 · “Donald, in fact, asked through his lawyers if he could file financial disclosures without signing under penalty of perjury. He was told, no, you have to sign under penalty of perjury,” Johnston said during the interview. A significant amount of the $1.7 billion that the Trump Organization made in those four years came from American taxpayers.
Here Are the Names of Every Republican Who Voted to Overturn …
Jan 7, 2021 · In the wake of an assault on the U.S. Capitol by a fascist mob ginned up by President Donald Trump, many Republicans in the House and Senate still voted Thursday to object to President-elect Joe Biden’s decisive election win in a lie-fueled, last-ditch attempt to overturn the results of the democratic process and disenfranchise tens of millions of voters.
Abortion Is as Old as Pregnancy: 4,000 Years of Reproductive …
Jan 22, 2016 · Abortion in Times of Old. Instructions for inducing an abortion appear in the Bible. In Numbers 5:11-31, God is described as instructing Moses to present “The Test for an Unfaithful Wife” (NIV) – a ritual to be used by priests against women accused by their husbands of unfaithfulness.The ritual involves the drinking of “bitter water,” a potion that will abort any …
For 20 Years, Team Bush Has Escaped Prosecution for Their
Mar 20, 2023 · Today, Iraqis mark the 20th anniversary of the horrific U.S.-U.K. bombing of Baghdad, dubbed “Shock and Awe.” In rapid succession, “coalition forces” dropped 3,000 bombs, including many that weighed 2,000 pounds, on Baghdad in what The New York Times called “almost biblical power.” Although they launched an illegal war of aggression and committed …
SC GOP Reintroduces Bill to Punish People Getting Abortions
Dec 13, 2024 · Notably, exceptions for miscarriages or to save the life of a pregnant person are rarely granted, as these kinds of laws generally have ambiguous language regarding exceptions, leaving health professionals unsure of when a situation qualifies.The latest iteration of this bill’s life exception also requires “reasonable steps” to be taken before a life-saving abortion can …
Nearly 120 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Filed Across the US Before 2025
Dec 21, 2024 · Another common type of anti-trans legislation that is common is sports bans.Many bills aim to expand existing restrictions to even broader contexts. In Texas, one proposed bill seeks to deny private sporting events access to the state’s Events Trust Fund — a source of professional funding for major sporting events — if they allow trans athletes to compete.
The Ukraine Mess That Nuland Made | Truthout
Jul 15, 2015 · As the Ukrainian army squares off against ultra-right and neo-Nazi militias in the west and violence against ethnic Russians continues in the east, the obvious folly of the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy has come into focus even for many who tried to ignore the facts, or what you might call “the mess that Victoria Nuland made.”