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The wrecker's big lie rally

dimanche 26 septembre 2021 à 02:00

A rally for the wrecker and his Big Lie was widely announced, but under a hundred people joined in.

Author Greg Palast points out that larger rallies by progressives are often ignored.

Consulting

dimanche 26 septembre 2021 à 02:00

An apology alone is not enough for the US to do after killing an Afghan family in a drone attack.

I think the US needs to consult with Afghans about the Afghan ways to make amends for unintentional killings. Following Afghan culture is likely to satisfy Afghans' sense of justice.

Accounting revolving door

dimanche 26 septembre 2021 à 02:00

Major US accounting companies use the "revolving door" to get their lawyers into the Treasury Department, where they alter US policies to benefit the big companies those accounting companies work for.

The article explains that this can be illegal, but the facts would be hard to prove.

In addition to the measures mentioned in the article, I think that breaking up each of the large accounting firms into many smaller ones could reduce the effectiveness of this corruption.

Tories undermining decarbonization

dimanche 26 septembre 2021 à 02:00

The Tories, since 2015, have undermined the UK's decarbonization plans on many different dimensions.

Fight atainst right-wing control

dimanche 26 septembre 2021 à 02:00

The unions that support the Labour Party stated they will fight against Starmer's plan to give the party's right-wing control over the leadership.

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