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Bulletin Board—Call to Action: Tax Relief for Pregnant Moms
Feminists for Life President Serrin Foster issued the following statement: “We urge swift and universal support by senators of both parties of Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act, which allows pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children.” This bill builds on the Child Tax …
Opinion: Assange’s Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime
After living under a grant of asylum in London’s Ecuadorian embassy for nearly seven years, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was forcibly ejected and arrested by British police on April 11. Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, accused Assange of “repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols.” After an anonymous source revealed the “INA Papers,” a …
Should Hugs Be Politically Lethal?
Getty Images DailyClout sponsored content To help Lucy Flores, a politician who served in the Nevada State Assembly from 2011-2015, increase attendance at a political rally where she was scheduled to speak, Vice Pres. Joe Biden generously went out of his way to attend and show his support. How did …
“Paycheck Fairness” for Women at Last?
It’s been a long 22 years since Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act to Congress (H.R.7). Originally brought to Congress in 1997, this bill has been re-introduced more than ten times and has failed to pass the Senate four times in the last two decades. While its …
Opinion: US Takes Illegal, Dangerous Actions Toward Regime Change in Venezuela
he United States is taking illegal and dangerous actions to execute regime change in Venezuela. In January, Juan Guaidó declared himself “interim president,” in a strategy orchestrated by the United States to seize power from President Nicolás Maduro. In March, Guaidó announced that “Operation Freedom,” an organization established to overthrow the Maduro government, would …
Opinion: Lawyers Worldwide Urge International Court: Investigate Israeli Crimes
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – MARCH 29: Health workers carry a wounded press member after israeli intervention during a protest against construction of Jewish settlement within 43rd anniversary of Palestinian Land Day in Ramallah, West Bank on March 29, 2019.(Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) On the eve of the first …
Opinion: Mueller Didn’t Exonerate Trump of Obstruction of Justice
The Mueller report is finally done. On March 23, Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent the confidential report of his 22-month investigation to Attorney General William Barr. Less than 48 hours later, Barr released a four-page letter outlining Mueller’s conclusions and jumping to one as well. In response to Barr’s letter, Donald Trump …
Marjorie Cohn: Daniel Ellsberg Calls Chelsea Manning “an American Hero”
BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 02: Whistle blower and activist Chelsea Manning, in what she said is her first strip outside of the United States since she was released from a U.S. prison, speaks at the annual re:publica conferences on their opening day on May 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Re:publica …
BULLETIN BOARD: PHOENIX ARIZONA “BABE COUNCIL” WEEKEND PLANS
For those of you DailyClout community members who live in the Phoenix, AZ area, please check out the amazing Babe Council! This is how DailyClout loves to see grassroots activism—community-driven, but creative, cutting-edge and even fun. We’ve learned that if civic action is always heavy, people burn out, so we …
Robespierre with Lipstick
Here is a simple question: If slavery is a 100% tax on one’s labor, what do you call a 70% tax? Such is the level of taxation envisioned by a young, idealistic freshman Congresswoman, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. How does this Congresswoman and her fellow travelers arrive at this number? How does Sen. Elizabeth …
The Ever-Growing Gap in Income and Wealth
Since the publication of my book Survival of the Richest in July 2017, the bleak numbers I documented in terms of disparity of wealth have only grown worse. A recent paper from the Economic Policy Institute found that the top 1 percent of American families made an astounding 26.3 times …
What I Learned When I Ran (and Lost) For Tulsa City Council
There I sat at the end of a long night. It was just my husband and me sitting at a bar in downtown Tulsa. The bartender looked at me sadly and offered a shot. I’m not a shot person, but what the hell? This was a unique situation, and I …
CA SB 700: $800 MILLION FOR GREEN ENERGY STORAGE BY YOU; GET OUT OF FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS IN CA
https://youtu.be/d3kUdkzzfgg We read and explain SB 700, the California bill (now law) that gets California out of fossil fuels used for generating electrical power by January 1 of next year, and reimburses consumers for putting solar grids on their roofs and windmills in their backyards to connect back to the …
Special DailyClout “Cities” Series with Jason Haber
https://youtu.be/asMLfydR5aQ What’s going on in the South Bronx? DailyClout Cities Columnist Jason Haber explains.
Marjorie Cohn: Trump Moves the World Closer to “Doomsday”
In 1987, the United States and the Soviet Union adopted the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in an effort to eliminate missiles on hair-trigger alert for nuclear war due to their short flight times. It was the first time the two countries agreed to destroy nuclear weapons. That treaty outlawed nearly 2,700 ballistic or land-based cruise …
Is Beauty Political?
Children battling unhealthy body images need a different narrative about beauty Social media companies are putting profits before children, policy makers in the UK are arguing. Last week, Jackie Doyle-Price, the minister for mental health and suicide prevention, called for Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram to be treated like publishers that …
Elk Grove CA Activists Prove Home Prices Drop Near 5G Antennae: See How They Fought Off 5G
House values and cell antennas One reason you would not want a Close Proximity Microwave Radiation Antenna (CPMRA) in front of or near your home is that it will lower the value of your home. This is one of the reasons cities and towns should limit and regulate the permitting …
H.R. 109—The “Real #Greennewdeal”—60% Green, 40% Handouts
https://youtu.be/bgLLSI6srcA This version of the #Greennewdeal is almost as shocking as the one we read last week that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez disavowed. This one is 60 percent green and forty percent giant non-transparent blank checks to unions, “vulnerable and frontline communities” and geoengineering venture capitalists, as well as huge interventions in …