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Israeli policemen gather during clashes with Palestinians at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, amid tension over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem’s Old City, May 7, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad (c) APA Images. Israel’s push to evict Palestinians from their houses in East Jerusalem, and its crackdown on...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images A left-right coalition of antiwar and pro-military restraint groups have a message for members of Congress: Make President Joe Biden seek authorization before launching lethal strikes like the ones in February. Lawmakers from both parties — but particularly Democrats — denounced the strikes almost immediately, saying the US is not at war with Syria and that Congress didn’t approve any attack on Iranian-backed militants. “Offensive military action without congr...

Neera Tanden accepts defeat; Biden promises another job Thursday, March 4, 2021 IWK Bureau Indian-American Neera Tanden, who had alienated politicians on all sides, has withdrawn her nomination for a cabinet position, but US President Joe Biden has promised her another job that will not need Senate approval. "I look forward to having her serve in a role in my administration. She will bring valuable perspective and insight to our work," Biden said on Tuesday night after Tanden ac...

NEW YORK – With the nomination of Indian American cabinet nominee Neera Tanden deadlocked, the focus is now on Vanita Gupta, who is soon to face the Senate for confirmation as the third highest-ranking official in the Justice Department. Conservatives are split on Gupta, an Indian American civil rights lawyer, with two groups fighting it out with TV ads – one rallying against attacks on her by another. President Joe Biden has nominated Gupta to be the associate attorney-general and th...

Conservatives clash on Indian-American Associate AG nominee By Arul Louis New York– With the nomination of the Indian-American cabinet nominee, Neera Tandon, deadlocked, the focus is now on Vanita Gupta, who is soon to face the Senate for confirmation as the third highest-ranking official in the Justice Department. Conservatives are split on Gupta, a civil rights lawyer, with two groups fighting it out with TV ads — one rallying against attacks on her by another. President Joe Biden has nom...

South Asian group mobilises for Tanden as Biden stands by her ​ By Arul Louis ( IANS) | Published on ​ Tue, Feb 23 2021 9:47 IST | ​ 0 Views South Asian group mobilises for Tanden as Biden stands by her. Image Source: IANS News New York, Feb 23 : While President Joe Biden doubled down on the nomination of Neera Tanden to a top cabinet post as it began unravelling, activists are mobilising for and against her. South Asians for Biden, a group that campaigned for him, asked members of th...

comments On August 20, 2020, Joe Biden delivered a speech accepting the Democratic Partys nomination for president. Those of us fearful that Donald Trump might win re-election listened with apprehension.  Would Biden have the appeal to secure the election? Could he gather the support of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party? Would he make another gaffe? As he took the podium, my sense of anticipation ran high. And then, after listening to Biden for a mere five minutes, I was fast asleep...

  and Marcy Winograd World BEYOND War  Even before President-Elect Joe Biden sets foot in the White House, the Senate Intelligence Committee may start hearings on his nomination of Avril Haines as director of national Intelligence. President Barack Obama’s top lawyer on the National Security Council from 2010 to 2013 followed by CIA deputy director from 2013 to 2015, Haines is the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing. She is the affable assassin who, according to Newsweek, would be summon...

Why Senators Must Reject Avril Haines for Intelligence Comments Even before President-elect Joe Biden sets foot in the White House, the Senate Intelligence Committee may start hearings on his nomination of Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence. Barack Obama’s top lawyer on the National Security Council from 2010 to 2013 followed by CIA Deputy Director from 2013 to 2015, Haines is the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing. She is the affable...

Today on the Show: Greg Palast joins us again for an extended live report from Atlanta on the fight for the right to vote in the crucial upcoming senate race. Alsom there is a new campaign gathering steam and is the brain child of Roots Action and other groups, #NoHoneyMoon. And it represents progressives growing impatient with many of Biden’s middle of the road picks to mollify the republican right wing. Also the battle to protect the ancient old Redwoods up north in Humboldt County wins a m...