WASHINGTON: Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, has died from complications from Covid-19. He was 84.

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Far-right organizations like Project Veritas in the US and the Vox party in Spain are increasingly looking to Latin America as the key to consolidating their international network. To prevent that from happening, Jair Bolsonaro must be stopped from winning — or stealing — Brazil's 2022 election.
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro speaks at Planalto Palace in Brasília on October 7, 2021.

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Stephen SilverChild Tax Credit, The future of the credit is in Manchin's hands.It’s been known for a few months that if President Joe Biden hopes to pass his Build Back Better reconciliation spending package, he’s going to need the vote of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). Now, there’s a report about exactly what Manchin wants in order to vote for the package.

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Manchin Demands Work Requirement for Child Tax Credit

It’s time for Democratic leaders to make Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, and every other senator vote — and not on some gutted half measure, but on a real $3.5 trillion bill.

Democrats Should Call Manchin and Sinema’s Bluff, Right Now

California governor Gavin Newsom ran for office promising to pursue racial justice. But his stance on two recent bills shows that his anti-racism is pure rhetorical posturing.
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If centrist liberalism were a person, that person would be Gavin Newsom.

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Zemmour’s statements about universalism, assimilation and “separatism” have deep roots in the history of the French Republic Zemmour’s ideas are nothing new. Bertrand Guay/AFP Éric Zemmour has become a household name in France. Buoyed by repeated appearances on French television news shows, including the conservative channel CNews (often referred to as the French version of Fox […]

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Éric Zemmour: the far-right polemicist’s ideas have a long history in France

On June 13 this year, GB News aired for the first time on British television. The presenter of the channel’s first broadcast was former BBC anchor Andrew Neil. Several of Neil’s interviews with politicians and public figures have gone viral in the past, with liberals and conservatives alike lauding the avowed Thatcherite and former editor […]

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