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Policies in support of Israel's occupation policy

mardi 2 mars 2021 à 01:00

*Jewish Groups Urge Biden to 'Review and Revoke' Trump-Era 'Made in Israel' Settlement Goods Policy.*

The US should not allow any of the wrecker's policy changes in support of Israel's occupation policy to stand.

Illinois eliminates bail for accused

mardi 2 mars 2021 à 01:00

Illinois has eliminated bail for those accused of crimes. Suspects will no longer be kept in jail until trial simply because they are poor.

Arbitrary searches by UK thug departments

mardi 2 mars 2021 à 01:00

The UK Inspectorate of Constabulary says that thug departments are going overboard in their arbitrary searches of blacks on the street, and cannot justify them. I can't escape the conclusion that this is bias at work.

I suppose the thugs have had training about unconscious bias already, and it does not seem to have helped. Here's an approach using feedback that might be good to try, with each cop separately.

The hope is that, over time, the cop learns to filter out spurious triggers of suspicion.

Has anything like this been tried?

Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation

mardi 2 mars 2021 à 01:00

The House of Representatives has passed a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Republicans will block this, along with every bill to fix the nation's permanent problems, unless Democrats find a way to make Manchin and Sinema vote to abolish the filibuster.

The WATER Act

mardi 2 mars 2021 à 01:00

The WATER Act would ensure Americans can get clean water to drink even if they are poor.