From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s scheduling of the vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett, Ana Maria Archila, Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, issued the following statement: “We urge every senator who respects democracy to vote against the sham process of Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination … [Read more...] about Center for Popular Democracy Action Condemns the Judiciary Committee Vote of Amy Coney Barrett
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The US Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 by Common Dreams The US Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People There’s never been a better time to reconsider the entire system. byLaura Flanders 0 CommentsMoney needs to move not just out of incarceration and into care, but into the hands of those people and communities … [Read more...] about The US Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People
Pressed on Climate Views and Ties to Shell Oil, Barrett Once Again Calls Established Climate Science 'Controversial'
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, October 21, 2020byCommon DreamsPressed on Climate Views and Ties to Shell Oil, Barrett Once Again Calls Established Climate Science 'Controversial' "Barrett again followed the standard script of climate denialists, repeatedly attempting to cast climate science as unsettled and a matter of controversy that … [Read more...] about Pressed on Climate Views and Ties to Shell Oil, Barrett Once Again Calls Established Climate Science 'Controversial'
McConnell Admits He's Been Working to Sabotage Covid Relief Talks Behind the Scenes to Prioritize Rushing Barrett Confirmation
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, October 21, 2020byCommon DreamsMcConnell Admits He's Been Working to Sabotage Covid Relief Talks Behind the Scenes to Prioritize Rushing Barrett Confirmation "Mitch McConnell is rushing to steal a Supreme Court seat before the election. Senate Republicans would rather help him do it than help millions of … [Read more...] about McConnell Admits He's Been Working to Sabotage Covid Relief Talks Behind the Scenes to Prioritize Rushing Barrett Confirmation
Using DOJ 'to Crush a Victim,' Barr Claims Trump Cannot Be Sued for Denying E. Jean Carroll's Rape Accusation
From CommonDreamsPublished on Tuesday, October 20, 2020byCommon DreamsUsing DOJ 'to Crush a Victim,' Barr Claims Trump Cannot Be Sued for Denying E. Jean Carroll's Rape Accusation "There is not a single person in the United States—not the president and not anyone else—whose job description includes slandering women they sexually assaulted," … [Read more...] about Using DOJ 'to Crush a Victim,' Barr Claims Trump Cannot Be Sued for Denying E. Jean Carroll's Rape Accusation