A tough-on-crime DA doesn’t translate to lower crime rates
by Tim Redmond, 48 Hills
on June 08, 2022
Crime in San Francisco under progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin and his predecessor has been lower across the board than in Sacramento, where the old-school DA touts her “tough-on-crime” credential, a new study shows.
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Mass Shootings at Home, Mass Arms Exports Abroad: A Look at Deadly Role of U.S. Weapons Across Globe
by Democracy Now
on June 02, 2022
As U.S. lawmakers struggle to reach a consensus on legislation to curb gun violence in the wake of mass shootings, the U.S. also remains the largest international supplier of arms, funneling billions in military weaponry into wars in Ukraine and Yemen.
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Clock Ticking on Big Tech Accountability Bills
by David Dayen, The American Prospect
on May 31, 2022
The industry, and a couple of nervous Democrats, want to keep the legislation forever off the Senate calendar. Chuck Schumer is the key decision-maker.
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“Gun Control” at the Pentagon? Don’t Even Think About It.
by Norman Solomon
on May 31, 2022
New outcries for gun control have followed the horrible tragedies of mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo.
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500+ Organizations' Letter to President Joe Biden
by Student Borrower Protection Center
on May 27, 2022
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States
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California Might Pass Its Own Personal Build Back Better
by Lee Harris, The American Prospect
on May 25, 2022
The Golden State is set to spend its capital gains haul on massive public investments in climate.
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Transpartisan Letter Opposing New U.S. Military Bases in Europe
by Overseas Base Realignment and Closure Coalition
on May 24, 2022
Transpartisan Letter Opposing New U.S. Military Bases in Europe and Proposing Alternatives to Support Ukrainian, U.S., and European Security
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‘Disinformation’ Label Serves to Marginalize Crucial Ukraine Facts
by Luca GoldMansour, FAIR
on May 19, 2022
Disinformation has become a central tool in the United States and Russia’s expanding information war.
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45 human rights, progressive, faith, and government transparency organizations urge Justice Department to reconsider case against U.S. Park Police officers who killed Bijan Ghaisar
by RootsAction.org
on May 19, 2022
WASHINGTON - Today, 45 organizations representing millions of their members across the country, including Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, National Iranian American Council, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, Project on Government Oversight, and Working Families Party sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to give the case against the two U.S. Park Police officers who killed 25-year-old Iranian-American Bijan Ghaisar of Fairfax County, Virginia, during a traffic stop in 2017, the full and fair consideration that it did not receive under the Trump Administration.
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Looks Like Another “Bad Blue” Just Bit the Dust
by Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon
on May 19, 2022
Three years ago, we helped write a report for RootsAction.org targeting 15 corporate Democrats in Congress who deserved to be “primaried.”
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