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- Why Is Health Care Reform Absent This Election?jacobin.com Why Is Health Care Reform Absent This Election?
Despite polling consistently showing that voters are deeply concerned about medical care and its costs, neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is offering a sweeping vision of health care reform.
- The average age of U.S. homebuyers jumps to 56—homes are 'wildly unaffordable' for young people, real estate expert sayswww.cnbc.com The average age of U.S. homebuyers jumps to 56—homes are 'wildly unaffordable' for young people, real estate expert says
With home prices up nearly 40% since 2020, buyers are now wealthier and older, making them more likely to outbid younger buyers with all-cash offers.
- Socialist Presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz speaks on the root causes of immigrationtankie.tube Socialist Presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz speaks on the root causes of immigration
Socialist Presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz speaks on the root causes of immigration and the scapegoating of immigrant communities by both Democrats and Republicans for all the issues in so...
- Socialist presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz spoke with DemocracyNow about the anti-genocide proteststankie.tube Socialist presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz spoke with DemocracyNow about the anti-genocide protests
"We have not been heard. We have not been considered. And...we will engage in our political right not to engage with the two-party system that continuously insists on paying for and bombing babies ...
- Claudia de la Cruz: “Our strategy is larger than an election cycle.”tankie.tube Claudia de la Cruz: “Our strategy is larger than an election cycle.”
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- From Iron Dome to F-15s: US provides 70% of Israel’s war costs | CTechwww.calcalistech.com From Iron Dome to F-15s: US provides 70% of Israel’s war costs | CTech
A report by Brown University’s Watson Institute reveals that since the beginning of the war, the US has spent more than $22 billion on military aid to Israel - from weapons and equipment to the deployment of aircraft carriers. Israel receives more U.S. military aid than any other country and is uniq...
Here's a link to the paper referenced by the article. Not sure why it wasn't included with the article. Anyway, this chart stood out to me: !image
Don't believe or respect anyone who says the White House is working on a ceasefire deal. This administration has clearly been working on just the opposite.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22130019
> A report by Brown University’s Watson Institute reveals that since the beginning of the war, the US has spent more than $22 billion on military aid to Israel - from weapons and equipment to the deployment of aircraft carriers. Israel receives more U.S. military aid than any other country and is uniquely able to use that funding to spend on domestic goods. > > The total amount of American aid since the start of the war is about NIS 85 billion ($22 billion) based on an average exchange rate by the Bank of Israel over the past year. Most has been delivered but about $5.2 billion will only arrive next year. According to official estimates from the Bank of Israel, the total cost of the war is estimated to be about NIS 250 billion ($65 billion), including around NIS 118 billion ($31 billion) for military costs including army operational costs, replenishment of military equipment, ammunition, and logistical support. Therefore, by a simple calculation, the U.S. has been funding about 70% of the war effort.
- Political ad ignites conservative anger over women possibly hiding their votes from their husbandswww.nbcnews.com Political ad ignites conservative anger over women possibly hiding their votes from their husbands
Conservative pundits are in disbelief and outrage at the highly circulated video, which aimed to show women that their husbands can’t see if they vote for Kamala Harris.
- Where Trump and Harris stand on global issues ahead of the U.S. election | Washingtonpost
Wall-free link: https://archive.ph/20241104115250/https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/11/04/trump-harris-foreign-policy-us-american-election/#selection-539.0-539.72
- Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91www.theguardian.com Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91
Widely and wildly talented musician and industry mogul worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Will Smith and others
“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family said in a statement. “And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
Jones was arguably the most versatile pop cultural figure of the 20th century, perhaps best known for producing the albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad for Michael Jackson in the 1980s, which made the singer the biggest pop star of all time. Jones also produced music for Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer and many others.
- Concerns grow in Washington over Intelwww.semafor.com Concerns grow in Washington over Intel | Semafor
Policymakers have grown worried enough about the chipmaker to quietly discuss scenarios should it need further assistance.
Policymakers in Washington have grown worried enough about chipmaker Intel to begin quietly discussing scenarios should it need further assistance, beyond the billions in government funds the company is already slated to receive, people familiar with the matter said.
A strong quarterly earnings outlook yesterday bought the company breathing room with investors, but abstract concerns in Washington have turned into potential backup options, should Intel’s finances continue to deteriorate.
Top officials at the Commerce Department, which oversees implementation of the CHIPS Act funding to reinvigorate American chip production, and members of Congress including Sen. Mark Warner, one of the law’s leading champions, have discussed whether the company needs more help, the people said.
The talks, which the people described as purely precautionary, show that Intel is seen as too strategically important to be allowed to fall into serious trouble. The US is seeking a national champion in the semiconductor space to ensure its own supply chain and as a counterweight to China, where manufacturing for global chips has moved.
- New York City officials have urged city residents to conserve "every drop" of water amid record-breaking drought in Octoberwww.nyc.gov Mayor Adams Issues Citywide Drought Watch, Orders City Agencies to Develop Water Conservation Plans,
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala today issued...
- Pa.’s Green Party courts Muslim voters as it seeks election gainsbillypenn.com Pa.’s Green Party courts Muslim voters as it seeks election gains
Achieving “minor party” status would give it better ballot access in the future.
- How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readerswww.apmreports.org How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
- Will the Next President Help Banks Trap Customers?jacobin.com Will the Next President Help Banks Trap Customers?
Wall Street CEOs are courting both the Trump and Harris campaigns. If their effort succeeds, a new rule that makes it easier for customers to change banks will almost certainly be on the chopping block.
- Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines to endorse Kamala Harriswww.theguardian.com Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines to endorse Kamala Harris
The Palestinian American ‘squad’ member has been critical of Harris and the Democratic party’s inaction on Gaza
- ‘SNL’: Hillary Clinton’s Running Mate Tim Kaine Makes Cameo but No One Can Remember His Namewww.yahoo.com ‘SNL’: Hillary Clinton’s Running Mate Tim Kaine Makes Cameo but No One Can Remember His Name | Video
"I just told you 90 seconds ago!" he bellows The post ‘SNL’: Hillary Clinton’s Running Mate Tim Kaine Makes Cameo but No One Can Remember His Name | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
- It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracywww.vox.com It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
Why a second Trump term is a mortal threat to democracy — though perhaps not the way you think.
- Punish Democrats or Stop Trump? Arab Americans are agonizing over their votes.www.vox.com Punish Democrats or Stop Trump? Arab Americans are agonizing over their votes.
Pro-Palestinian voters are facing a moral dilemma.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21529010
> Pro-Palestinian voters are facing a moral dilemma.
- Are Major Housing Regulations Possible in a Post-Chevron World? – LPE Project
>In light of ongoing and dire nationwide housing challenges, tenant advocacy groups have been pushing for greater action by the federal government. Tenants and organizers are calling on federal administrative agencies to impose rent regulations in federally backed properties, curb discriminatory screening practices, limit the grounds for eviction, and affirmatively further fair housing... > >[...]
- Indigenous Spiritual Walk in Utah Protests Last Conventional Uranium Millunicornriot.ninja Indigenous Spiritual Walk in Utah Protests Last Conventional Uranium Mill - UNICORN RIOT
The White Mesa Mill is in its 45th year of processing uranium, and the Indigenous communities residing nearby are still opposed to it.
- USA prison healthcare is implodingwww.bloomberg.com Prison Health-Care Firm Wellpath Prepares Bankruptcy Filing
Wellpath Holdings Inc., one of the largest providers of health-care services to prisons and jails across the US, is preparing to file for bankruptcy after struggling with an elevated debt load and high labor costs, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
- Trump Is Planning a Third Red Scarejacobin.com Trump Is Planning a Third Red Scare
Donald Trump and his allies aren’t making a secret of it: if they win, they’re going to launch a campaign of repression to destroy the pro-Palestinian movement and the organized left.
- Idaho public health department restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines in 6 countieswww.cbsnews.com Idaho public health department restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines in 6 counties
Experts say Southwest District Health in Idaho is the first public health department in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines.
- Elon Musk Can Keep Throwing Cash at Voters for Nowtheintercept.com Elon Musk Can Keep Throwing Cash at Voters for Now
The fight over a sweepstakes by Elon Musk and his America PAC will likely go to federal court after judge paused a local lawsuit.
A Philadelphia judge on Thursday paused a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s massive cash giveaways to voters in battleground states after the billionaire argued that questions about his political efforts should be resolved in federal court.
Philadelphia’s district attorney claimed a $1 million-a-day sweepstakes sponsored by Musk and America PAC, his pro-Trump group, violated state lottery and consumer protection laws. Late on Wednesday, Musk’s lawyers filed a motion to transfer the suit to federal court, and Judge Angelo Foglietta declined to block the giveaways in the meantime.
This likely means America PAC can continue giving out $1 million checks through Election Day next week. “American Justice FTW,” Musk tweeted after the hearing, which he skipped despite being ordered to attend.
- Dentists are pulling healthy and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warnwww.cbsnews.com Dentists are pulling healthy and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn
Americans are getting dental implants more than ever — and at costs reaching tens of thousands of dollars. Experts worry some dentists have lost sight of the soul of dentistry: preserving and fixing teeth.
- Trump Is A Fascist. Harris Is Problematic. We Deserve More Optionswww.teenvogue.com Trump Is A Fascist. Harris Is Problematic. We Deserve More Options
The third party options aren't great, either (and they don't stand a chance).
- That “little secret” between Trump and Johnson? Here’s what it could mean.www.thenation.com That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean.
The “secret” almost certainly involves a plan to install Trump in the White House if he loses the election—but this plan could be even worse than you think.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21547846
> A potential plan by Republican leaders to steal the 2024 presidential election. The plan involves delaying the certification of election results in key battleground states, potentially decreasing the overall number of electors appointed and allowing Donald Trump to win the presidency through a contingent election, whereby the House of Representatives, not the Electoral College, determines the president.
- “Every Choice Is Loss”: Voters on Their Decision Amid Genocide in Gazatheintercept.com “Every Choice Is Loss”: Voters on Their Decision Amid Genocide in Gaza
Progressive Americans opposed to Israel’s U.S.-funded war in Gaza face a difficult choice: whether or not to vote for Harris.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22088046
> Jonah Valdez > November 1 2024, 4:01 p.m.
