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Australians stuck in India

dimanche 2 mai 2021 à 02:00

Australia has made it a crime for Australians stuck in India to return home. They face imprisonment, and ruinous fines.

Many of them have been stuck in India for a year trying to get a flight home. The seats available were few and expensive.

Increase in military spending

dimanche 2 mai 2021 à 02:00

The world's major powers increased their military spending substantially in 2020.

US prescription drug prices

dimanche 2 mai 2021 à 02:00

*Study Commissioned by Sanders Shows US Pays 2 to 4 Times More for Prescription Drugs Than Other Nations.*

US laws provide a handout to pharma companies by restricting the practice of buying prescription drugs at retail price in other countries and selling them to Americans to fill their prescriptions. That allows pharma companies to charge a higher price in the US than anywhere else in the world.

Free childcare

dimanche 2 mai 2021 à 02:00

*Free childcare equals class warfare, say Republicans.* I agree, and it's time the non-rich fought back — let's march! Children should grow up with less stress.

Former Louisiana thug faces charges

dimanche 2 mai 2021 à 02:00

A former Louisiana thug faces state and federal charges for attacking and injuring a man he was arresting, with no legitimate reason.

If we weed out the violent thugs for crimes that are not fatal, we may be able to avoid most of the killings that some of them would have gone on to commit.