Ukraine war: Drone attack on Pskov airbase from inside Russia – Kyiv
Ukraine’s military intelligence chief says two planes were damaged and two destroyed in Tuesday’s attack.
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More than 50 schools were at risk of sudden collapse
1 hour ago About sharing Crossflats Primary in Bradford is among the schools affected By Hazel Shearing Education correspondent Buildings at 52 schools in England were at risk of sudden collapse due to dangerous concrete, schools minister Nick Gibb has said. Safety measures have since been put in place at those schools, which were deemed…
Critically ill UK teen in legal fight with NHS
38 minutes ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor A critically ill 19-year-old and her family are fighting the NHS in court over plans to stop more treatment and proceed instead with end-of-life care. The former A-level student wants to go to Canada for an experimental therapy which she believes might help her…
What is RAAC concrete and how many schools are affected?
2 minutes ago About sharing With just days to go before the start of the new school year, more than 100 schools in England have been told to shut buildings made with a certain type of concrete unless they put in place safety measures. Here is what we know so far. Why are school buildings…
Progressives Need to Have Real Answers on Crime
Politics / September 1, 2023 Progressives Need to Have Real Answers on Crime California shows that unless the left acknowledges the need to make communities safe while maintaining support for criminal justice reform, right-wing demagogues will latch onto the issue. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during a press conference to…
Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform
Renee Saucedo speaks at a rally at the San Francisco Federal Building at the end of the migrant farmworkers’ three-day march from Petaluma. (David Bacon) / September 1, 2023 Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform Activists marched for three days straight, demanding that Congress finally change the immigration registry date. David Bacon…
Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic
Comment / August 31, 2023 Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic The new Covid policy: Let them eat cake. Gregg Gonsalves Ad Policy (Tang Ming Tung / Getty Images) This article appears in the September 18/25, 2023 issue, with the headline “The ‘You Do You’ Pandemic.” Several weeks ago, two op-eds appeared in The…
Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town
Activism / September 1, 2023 Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town The West Coast capital, once famous for hostility to organized labor, emerges as the epicenter of national strike action. C.M. Lewis Ad Policy Striking WGA workers march in solidarity with striking hotel workers outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel on July 3, 2023,…
The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti
World / September 1, 2023 The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee. Amy Wilentz Ad Policy Residents evacuate Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as gang violence continues to plague the city. (Richard Pierrin…
Train strikes start ahead of weekend disruption
7 hours ago About sharing By Katy Austin & Lora Jones BBC Business Large parts of the country will have no train services on Friday as the latest major strike takes place. Members of the train drivers’ union Aslef at more than a dozen train companies will walk out on Friday and refuse to work…