U.S.
In unusual bipartisan harmony, House OKs postal reform
February 9, 2022Deal ends the requirement that the Post Office prepay annually $5 billion into its retiree health care fund and saves six day delivery of mail.
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Macron: No security for Europeans if there is no security for Russia
February 8, 2022Growing realization in Europe that post Cold War thinking about security needs a total overhaul.
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22-year-old Amir Locke gunned down in latest Minneapolis police murder
February 7, 2022As captured on body cams, police shot Locke three times within nine seconds of entry into the relative’s apartment he was visiting.
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Mental health crisis worsens in Michigan and everywhere, but policies ignore real problems
February 7, 2022Only focusing on access and not availability or affordability plays into the idea that, in order for us to be healthy, we must have the time and money to spend on “self-care.”
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Does the capitalist class support democracy?
February 7, 2022To paraphrase Nixon’s notorious John Mitchell of Watergate infamy: “Watch what we do, not what we say.” And when you see the actions of the corporate class vis-a-vis democracy, the picture ain’t pretty.
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