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This Is the World If Ukraine Loses by Victor Pinchuk December 13, 2023 Introduction: (Politico) The White House has announced that by the end of the year funding for supporting Ukraine will run out. The EU has declared that it will miss by a large measure its announced goal of providing Ukraine wit...

No Labels Is Pushing a Lie That Will Elect Trump by Jim Messina December 18, 2023 Introduction: (Politico) With a rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump almost set in stone, it’s time to put a farce to rest: The notion that a third-party candidate could actually win the presidency in ...

Iraq Holds First Provincial Elections in a Decade December 18, 2023 Introduction: (DW) People in Iraq headed to the polls on Monday in the first provincial council elections since 2013.The elections are being held under beefed-up security. The Shiite Muslim alliance is likely to strengthen its powe...

The Minimum Wage is Going Up In 22 States on Jan. 1 by Emily Peck December 18, 2023 Introduction: (Axios) The minimum wage is set to increase in 22 states on Jan. 1, 2024. Why it matters: For Americans making minimum wage, it's an automatic raise — but it also ripples out. Typically, increasing the...

Why Inflation's "Last Mile" Might Not Be So Hard After All by Courtenay Brown December 18, 2023 Introduction: (Axios) Top policymakers warned that the "last mile" of getting inflation back to 2% would be most challenging. • But now, the finish line is in sight and disinflation l...

Halley’s Comet Has Begun Its 38-Year Journey Back Toward Earth by Regina Seinra December 12, 2023 Introduction: (My Modern Met) Halley's Comet is one of the most fascinating astronomic events ever, with records dating back to a thousand years ago. It was last visible from Earth in 1986, and since i...

What happens in Ukraine If U.S. Aid Disappears? by Joshua Keating December 16, 2023 Introduction: (Vox) For nearly two years, Ukraine has fought back against Russia’s invasion far more effectively and successfully than many expected. But whether it’s able to continue that resistance may depend on t...

Why the Supreme Court 'Should Resoundingly Reject Trump’s Immunity Bid' by Alex Henderson December 18, 2023 Introduction: (Alternet) Despite the fact that he is facing four criminal indictments, polls are showing that former President Donald Trump has a very good chance of returning to the White Ho...

Chile Rejects Effort to Extend Pinochet's 'Extremist Neoliberal Model' by Jake Johnson December 18, 2023 Introduction: (Common Cause) Chilean voters on Sunday rejected a proposed right-wing constitution that would have further weakened abortion rights and allowed the private sector to extend its re...

Our National Flood Insurance Program Is a Trainwreck by Tik Root December 17, 2023 Introduction: (Mother Jones) Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 as a way for the federal government to bear a risk that private companies wouldn’t. Since then, Uncle Sam has backed the vast...