A new report by the Commons' Public Accounts Committee found that the Government was driven by 'an overriding impetus to buy' PPE during the pandemic – with 'limited' safeguards in place
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Republicans are trying to thwart the president’s power to declare a climate emergency amid record-breaking heat.
The U.S. sent cluster munitions to Ukraine, and Vladimir Putin warns “the right to take reciprocal action.”
The post The Indiscriminate Rain of Cluster Bombs appeared first on The Intercept.
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David Sirota sits down with a writers guild member to dig into the ongoing Hollywood writers and actors strike.
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Mike Eggleston and his team work to expand partnerships in lower-income communities with the goal of increasing economic mobility for residents.
Facing extradition to Florida, Craig Lang joined an ultranationalist militia in Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022.
The post Wanted for Murder, an Army Vet Escaped to Ukraine — and Fought the Russians appeared first on The Intercept.
Purchasing power parity doctrine is examined by sophisticated statistical and econometric techniques. The time series of aggregated price levels and the nominal exchange rates are treated as a random sample. Most papers of this type deal with the technical properties of the slightly different data sets. To take some examples (at random): “Two potential problems […]
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) economists have argued from the outset that using interest rate rises to subdue inflationary pressures may in fact add to those pressures through their impact on business costs. Businesses with outstanding trade credit or overdrafts will use their market power to pass the higher borrowing costs on to consumers. In more…
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Open Rights Group has received legal advice from Dan Squires KC and Emma Foubister of Matrix Chambers, which states that measures in the Online Safety Bill may involve breaches of international law. The legal opinion examines Clause 9(2) of the Bill, which places a duty on online platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, to prevent […]
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July 19th, 2023: When will they meet? You guys are going to make the economy sad :(
Dries talked about our vision and strategy for Drupal 11 in DrupalCon Portland 2022. The vision Dries laid out was that we want to make Drupal the tool of choice for ambitious site builders on the open web. In order for us to accomplish this goal, we believe that Drupal needs to provide:
New features will be built in the current major version of Drupal. This means that components of this plan will be released gradually in Drupal core minor releases, not in a big bang with Drupal 11. Ongoing effortsWe have several ongoing initiatives, but we are doubling down our efforts on these three tracks: Alright, I used to perpetrate some literary criticism around this place. [Slaps wall.] Seems like I could still. This is going to be very flimsy because I’m just banging it out, because I might want some of it later, more worked out. Over at the dying bird, Jeet Heer asks a good question: “Has anyone […]
The TV presenter did not address this newspaper's detailed allegations of him using a fake persona to target men online
With a referendum against the police facility in the works, Atlanta is making sure it won’t be valid. Activists have other ways to fight. The post Atlanta City Leaders Are Subverting Democracy to Save Cop City appeared first on The Intercept. I’m sure you’ve heard by now that RFK Jr made a preposterous claim over the weekend about COVID being a bioweapon designed to spare Jews and Chinese people which has created quite the brouhaha. His family has spoken out against him (again) and he’s tried unsuccessfully to dance his way out of it. (It’s on video.) Joe Perticone at the Bulwark points out that he’s still got some important friends, however: But Kennedy is not without supporters and defenders, and if it seems like most of them are coming from a certain political corner, it’s because that’s exactly what’s happening. The plurality of Kennedy’s maximum contribution donations are coming from Republicans, many of his media appearances are in the conservative space, and he’s about to receive his biggest megaphone yet—from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). This Thursday, Kennedy is scheduled to testify at a hearing hosted by the House Judiciary Committee’s select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government.
Pervez Agwan is challenging AIPAC-endorsed Rep. Lizzie Fletcher in a recently redrawn Texas district. The post As Democrats Line Up Behind Israel’s Right-Wing Government, One Progressive Candidate Says He Is Unafraid of AIPAC appeared first on The Intercept. The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever. The post Yes, There Is a Cure for Bullshit appeared first on Nautilus. | ||||
