Weekend Review: One Last Debate Before Election Day
On Thursday night, Pres. Donald Trump and former Vice Pres. Joe Biden debated each other one last debate before Election Day 2020. The two verbally sparred over many of the same issues as in other debates, but with a little less machismo. Biden used the opportunity to note that Trump has “no clear plan” for […]
Peaceful Protesters Gunned Down at Lekki Tollgate in Nigeria
Protesters who gathered at the Lekki tollgate in Nigeria have been overrun and were under fire by rampaging soldiers believed to work for the Nigerian government. On Tuesday, Twitter users began reporting the massacre with multiple deaths. It is not yet clear how many people have been killed or injured. For the fatal shooting of […]
Voter Suppression And The Decline Of US Democracy
Voter suppression threatens to push America beyond the threshold of democratic institutions that helped shape equality within the nation. Depending on which state and county you live in, voting can either be a breeze or a battle hard-fought. Today, residents of many states face voting laws and restrictions which act to suppress votes. Though these […]
Weekend Review: Amy Coney Barrett on the Road to Confirmation
Hearings began on Monday for President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett will likely replace late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following votes on her confirmation. After days of testimony in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican’s praised Barrett while Democrats voiced concerns about the nominee’s political similarities to […]
Activists Want to Know What Winter Holds for Americans Without Utility Protections
Caracal Reports first detailed the impacts of expired utility shutoff protections last month. Now, coronavirus numbers are on the rise again, and the coldest months of the year are yet to come. With no obvious action to mandate moratoria on utility shutoffs on a large scale, the collective suffering is only beginning. Activists are recharging […]
Weekend Review: Trump and Inner Circle Infected with Coronavirus
On Friday morning, Pres. Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he and First Lady Melania both tested positive for the coronavirus. Following the announcement, he traveled by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for hospitalization. The New York Times reported that the president was on supplemental oxygen before leaving the White House but […]
Chaos in Illinois: Pritzker Failed to Regulate, Speaker Accused of Accepting Corporate Utility Bribes
As previously reported by Caracal Reports, utility protections in Illinois and other states were not extended quickly enough, and utility terminations resumed last month. Meanwhile, Illinois’ Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker stood idly by while ignoring repeated calls from activists and other members of the Democratic party who were concerned about an impending crisis. Pritzker’s refusal […]
Weekend Review: Trump Announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Pick
On Saturday, President Trump announced to a crowd at the White House that he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Trump is recommending Barrett to fill the seat left empty by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week. Barrett is a U.S. Circuit Court judge who was interviewed in […]
The Future Uncertainty Of ACA After Justice Ginsburg
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) looks bleak after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as speculation of her replacement by President Trump seems more likely to be a conservative who will be the opposite of everything RGB stood and fought for. The future makeup of the Supreme Court and the outcomes […]