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Security on High Alert as Trump Support “Justice for J6” D.C Rally
Gavin Newsom Wins Recall Election Comfortably
Weekend Review: Declassified 9/11 Report Implicates Two Saudi Nationals
ECOWAS Suspend Guinea As People Celebrate After Military Coup
Mask Mandate War As Public Health Collide with Politics
Gavin Newsom Opens Lead in Polls with Recall Election Week Away
Security on High Alert as Trump Support “Justice for J6” D.C Rally
The Sept. 18 rally in Washington, D.C., has sparked new fear of more violence coming to the Capitol as Trump releases a statement supporting “Justice for J6.” DHS has warned of potential violence on and before the day of the rally. What is “Justice for J6” About? The “Justice for J6” rally taking place at the Capitol on Saturday […]
Gavin Newsom Wins Recall Election Comfortably
Despite shaky early polls, California Governor Gavin Newsom won his recall election by a comfortable margin of over 60% of voters rejecting recall. The Governor will now remain in Sacramento and prepare for a reelection bid in just over a year. The embattled governor faced the historic recall vote largely on a wave of conservative […]
Gavin Newsom Opens Lead in Polls with Recall Election Week Away
California Governor Gavin Newsom has faced a recall campaign that has come too close for comfort for Democrats desperate to keep the governorship. While early polls showed ‘remove and keep’ neck-and-neck, the most recent polling has the governor at a more comfortable 10-point lead. The election is less than a week away as Californians will head to […]
Democracy in the U.S. is in Peril, Decolonization is the Solution
Some observers might have noticed that democracy in the U.S. is raising red flags in apparent ways after politically motivated violence interrupted the processes for the transfer of presidential power via an insurrection in January. Unsubstantiated claims convinced millions that an election was stolen, and people died in a subsequent effort to manifest political demands. […]
GOP House Leader McCarthy Threatens Tech Firms over Jan. 6 Riots
Despite rancor within the Republican Party and controversy surrounding his leadership, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened technology companies helping the government with investigations into the January 6 riots. McCarthy made the threat on Twitter and said a future Republican majority “will not forget” if these technology companies comply with the House select committee investigating the riots. […]
Is Governor Newsom Headed to Shock Defeat?
A couple of months ago, politicos and Democratic Party higher-ups did not put much stock in the threat of recall for Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. But with recent polls showing a ‘yes’ vote to recall inching closer to 50%, those faithful to the Democratic Party are sounding the alarm. On September 14, Californians will take to the […]
Is President Biden Too Weak To Fight Republicans For Voters Right?
President Biden unleashed a scathing critique against Republican legislators attempting to pass laws to restrict voting rights during a speech in Philadelphia yesterday. Republican state legislators across the country and prominent national leadership have ramped up efforts to limit voting rights. Texas Democrats fled the state on Monday in a desperate to halt a restrictive voting […]
GOP Move To Undermines Democracy exposed in a leaked video
Mother Jones released a leaked video last week of Executive Director of Heritage Action for America Jessica Anderson boasting about voter suppression laws in Republican-led states. In the leaked video, Anderson told donors that the group had contributed to the stricter voting laws by providing written statutes and support to lawmakers who fought to pass such […]
Georgia’s SB 202 Voting Bill Meets Heavy Opposition
On Thursday, March 25, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 202, dubbed the “Election Integrity Act of 2021.” Officially, the 98-page bill seeks to reform the election system and eliminate election fraud. However, objectors contend its measures will do more to suppress votes rather than secure them. Highlights of the bill include new ID requirements […]
Weekend Review: Democratic Senators Block $15 Federal Minimum Wage
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona made an exaggerated thumbs-down gesture in opposition of a $15 federal minimum wage on the Senate floor. Meanwhile, two Democratic senators from Delaware, Chris Coons and Tom Carper, teamed up to give their thumbs-downs together. A total of eight Democratic senators voted against the hike, which was enough to […]
Mask Mandate War As Public Health Collide with Politics
In the United States, the concept of mask mandate was met with acceptance or anxiety, depending on which parts of the country believed in the direction of medical professionals or the opinions of elected officials. Different masking and mitigation policies designed to “stop the spread” in states led to varying degrees of coronavirus infections at […]
Texas Prohibits Abortion After Supreme Court Silence
After a night of silence from the United States Supreme Court, abortion services in Texas were mostly shut down, allowing new legislation to take effect that outlaws most abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. The conservative-controlled court did not rule on a request by clinics and physicians to halt the law while a legal […]
Biden and Putin Hold Tense ‘Positive’ First Meeting
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met in Geneva in their first meeting since Biden became US President in January. The meeting’s agenda set out key discussion areas, including imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, Ukraine, alleged election interference, and other foreign policy issues. The two leaders had a small chat with translators and U.S. Secretary […]
Businesses Can’t Find Workers For Low-Paying Jobs As Pandemic Eases
Many are hopeful for a strong economic recovery with vaccination rates rising, COVID numbers dropping, and businesses reopening across America. But, there are widespread reports that businesses are struggling to find workers to fill-low-paying service jobs, with some chains and companies taking the step to increase wages and benefits. Dozens of viral social media posts show fast-food restaurants […]
Massive Drought in California Threatens Wildfire Season
Last year, California had its worst-ever wildfire season with an astonishing 4.4 million acres burned, more than double the previous record. Unfortunately for Californians, experts believe potential conditions exist for an even more destructive wildfire season this summer. Some early indicators, such as snowpack at 15% of the state’s average for this time of year, suggest a massive […]
Witnesses Relive Guilt, Trauma, Over Floyd During the Trial of Derek Chauvin
The trial of Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd continued on Thursday as witnesses and first responders testify. According to court testimony, EMS workers were initially called to the scene at 8:20 p.m. for a mouth injury, a low-priority call that didn’t require the responding ambulance to turn on its sirens. One minute later, the […]
AstraZeneca Uses Outdated Information In Touting Vaccine Efficacy
On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for adults of all ages, following the results of their study on over 32,000 volunteers. Unfortunately, it was revealed early Tuesday morning that the study included outdated information. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) issued the following statement shortly after […]
Biden Vows To End “Uncivil War” In Inaugural Adress
Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States. His inauguration Wednesday morning comes just two weeks after violent rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a final effort to overturn Biden’s electoral victory. President Biden acknowledged the disturbing event head-on in his inauguration address, which aimed to unify the nation in our […]
Trump Admin Falls Short Of 2020 Vaccine Goal
In early December, Operation Warp Speed leaders announced that they would strive to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the new year. Unfortunately, the United States missed this goal. Just over 4 million Americans have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine thus far. This is obviously far less than the federal government strived for […]
New COVID-19 Strain in the U.K. Raises Questions on Future of Pandemic
The new potentially more contagious COVID-19 strain found in the UK is raising questions about the pandemic fight’s future. Just when good news regarding the coronavirus had reached the world—stunning breakthroughs in the development of COVID-19 vaccines at historic speeds—scientists have found a late-year mutation of the virus in the U.K. This comes as the […]
Mallence speaks on “Sharity, not Charity,” BLM, on CR
First, in the Activists for Change – Caracal Reports series, Meagan Moyle sits down with Mallence Bart-Williams, widely known for her TEDxBerlinSalon talk “Change Your Channel,” which has been translated into 5 languages and shared over 20 million times via various social media platforms. Her donation-free Freetown-based collective has taken homeless children off the streets […]
Social media fueling political activism across Africa
In Africa, where open anti-government demonstrations are shrinking due to increased clampdown from those in authorities, many activists are turning to social media as alternative means to protest against oppressive governments. The recent arrest and imprisonment of Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a renowned Ugandan lecturer and feminist has sparked widespread outrage over the use of social […]
Condoning White Supremacy: How The Media Rushed To Excuse Covington Catholic Incident
Last week by the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital, a standoff between students from Covington Catholic high school and Native Americans threw America into a racial whirlwind. For a moment, it seemed like everyone had chosen a side and was ready to go to war over who was right and who was wrong. Initially, […]
Gun Violence And The Jazmine Barnes Story
Children and Gun Violence: Jazmine Barnes 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes and her three sisters accompanied their mother to the store in their pajamas in the early morning on December 30. The sun hadn’t risen when they headed out for breakfast supplies and someone opened fire on their vehicle near the store. Jazmine’s mother, LaPorsha Washington, was […]
Why Gentrification Needs To Be tackled At its Source In NYC
“Shabby, cottages have been taken over and have become elegant expensive residences… Once this process of ‘gentrification’ starts, it goes on rapidly, until all of the original working-class occupiers are displaced and the whole social character of the district is changed.” This 1964 quote from Ruth Glass, a British sociologist, is the first to coin […]
George H.W. Bush: A Life of Service
George Herbert Walker Bush, America’s 41st President, will be memorialized on Wednesday in the Nation’s Capital after passing away on November 30 at the age of 94. Roads are expected to be closed in the Metropolitan area as the late President is taken to the Washington National Cathedral for a 90-minute funeral. From there, his […]
Amazon’s HQ2 And What It May Mean For New York
This November the city of New York reached a deal with e-commerce behemoth Amazon that will see them build a second headquarters, “HQ2,” in the Long Island City area of Queens. It’s the largest economic development project in the history of the state and was hard won against the likes of New Jersey and others, […]
Winnie Mandela’s Legacy: A Clarion Call For Every African Woman
Last month, the world was awakened by the demise of a foremost South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela – Mandela. Fondly known as the ” Mother of the Nation ” by her supporters, apparently because of her tacit involvement in anti-apartheid South Africa struggles, or perhaps because […]
A close-look into the anarchist epicenter of Greece
Nestled in the boroughs of Greece’s capital city, between mount Lycabettus and the landmark archeological museum, Exarchia stands out. This curious neighborhood attracts many visitors who often, themselves, stand out as they are easy to spot due to their bewildered expressions while they survey the outlandish street art. Art which dwellers have grown used to […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Added Ibrahim Prize Award To Her Accolades
This week, 80-year-old Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf –Liberia’s first elected female head of state and 24th former president, was awarded the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership. Sirleaf is also a previously renowned recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with her Liberian compatriot Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, for their […]
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