The GOP has blocked pro-family votes and pushed for corporate anti-family policies
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“The DOJ’s intervention has done nothing to shift conditions inside Alabama prisons,” said one supporter. “They remain incredibly unsafe, inhumane, and exploitative.”
The win was the result of “hundreds of national and grassroots organizations, along with concerned Americans from coast to coast, working together for the health and safety of frontline communities and a livable future for the planet,” said one campaigner.
The failure of the neoliberal order—which continues to ignore the needs and aspirations of the people—gives fuel to an ascendant far right that feeds on the despair and humiliation of the working class.
The Presidential Election Reform Act, which aims to prevent another January 6-style insurrection, passed with the support of every House Democrat present—but only nine Republicans.
Ahead of the midterm elections, said one political strategist, “Democrats must emphasize to voters that Republicans still control most state legislatures, and if they remain in power, they can drastically change the Constitution.”
“Central bankers are supposed to be looking out for the economy as a whole,” wrote one observer. “But at the end of the day, they have the mentality of bankers, protecting creditors.”
Mounting inequality is fueling protests around the globe. The global ruling class is determined to prevent these protests from employing the weapon that can bring them down—strikes.
The 2022 midterms and the 2024 general elections will profoundly impact the trajectory of our political system.
Purging Democratic voters from the rolls has now gone nationwide, at least in states where voting is controlled by Republicans.