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"Policy Violence": ICE Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber
Protests have erupted in North Carolina after federal agents arrested 370 people in immigration raids. On Monday, Bishop William Barber and other religious leaders gathered in Charlotte to demand an end to ICE raids. “What you have is a conglomerate of policy violence, and it’s deadly,” says Barber, who is organizing protests against ICE and Medicaid cuts across the country. Barber notes that 51,000 people may die from preventable deaths because of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale. “This is not just about Democrat and Republican and left versus right. This is literally about life versus death.”
Africa-EU summit seeks to reinvigorate ties
About 70 African and European leaders met in Angola, where they committed to stronger trade ties and alignment on strategic minerals.
Mamdani's Affordability Agenda: Incoming NYC Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan on How to Make It Happen
Zohran Mamdani will be taking office as mayor of New York in just five weeks. His transition team continues to make announcements about the new administration, recently unveiling a 400-person advisory group, broken up into 17 committees. Democracy Now! speaks with the incoming first deputy mayor, Dean Fuleihan, on how Mamdani plans to implement his progressive vision. “Government, working together across agencies with clear direction, can accomplish the needs of New Yorkers, and that’s what the mayor-elect has put forward,” says Fuleihan. Fuleihan also comments on Mamdani’s meeting with President Trump, which was surprisingly warm. “We look for help wherever we can get it, while also maintaining our principles and defending New Yorkers,” he said.
US envoy, Putin to discuss new Ukraine peace plan
US envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.
Breaking Political Gridlock In US Healthcare Reform
BLOOD FOR OIL: Republicans Make Venezuela War Case
Trump Healthcare BOONDOGGLE Collapses Before Launch
Wall Street’s Top Cop Wants To Silence Shareholders
Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins wants to eliminate the vast majority of shareholder proposals from corporate governance.