Above Photo: A new study found landlords in three big cities rejected more than half of tenants who receive affordable housing vouchers. In Philadelphia, most options for voucher recipients are outside of Center City. Jose F Moreno. President Biden promised to expand the Housing Choice Voucher program so that everyone who qualifies for a voucher gets one. What exactly would that change entail, and how long could it be before we see it happen? Once again, the clock is ticking as states scramble to distribute billions in federal emergency rent relief to stress-weary, increasingly panicked tenants and landlords before the national […]
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Venezuela: Biden Should Live Up To His Promise Of Mutual Respect By Susan Grey, Labour Outlook. November 24, 2020 Venezuela: Biden Should Live Up To His Promise Of Mutual Respect2020-11-242020-11-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/venezuelan-demo-no-more-trump-e1606245478113.jpg200px200px Cancel the sanctions. Take Action: Sign the petition against US sanctions on Venezuela at https://bit.ly/stopvenezuelasanctions As Joe Biden takes over the US presidency there is much speculation over how much his Latin America policy will differ from that of Donald Trump. Whilst Trump’s sanctions on Venezuela have undoubtedly been harsher and more damaging than those that went before, it’s important to remember that they began with the Obama administration, with Biden […]
Brazil: Municipal Elections Promise Gains For Left By Brian Mier, Brasilwire.com. November 14, 2020 Brazil: Municipal Elections Promise Gains For Left2020-11-142020-11-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/manurosseto-e1605381247838.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Porto Alegre mayoral candidate Manuela D’Ávila (PC do B) with her running mate, Miguel Rosseto (PT). Losses expected for Bolsonaro. Sunday’s elections promise to provide solid, but not breathtaking advances for the Brazilian left. On the other hand, all signs show that it will be a day of huge losses for the coalition tied to far right President Jair Bolsonaro. On Sunday, November 15, residents of Brazil’s 5570 municipalities will vote for mayors and city councilors in what promises to […]
A broadcast of the first debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is played on TVs at The Abbey in West Hollywood, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A broadcast of the first debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is played on TVs at The Abbey in West Hollywood, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images After a debate plagued by interruptions and crosstalk — mostly from President Trump — many politicos, voters and journalists asked whether more could have been done to stop the chaos. Some asked whether the debates should continue at […]
KENOSHA, Wisconsin—The first time Joe Biden was scheduled to arrive in Wisconsin was two weeks ago to celebrate his ascent to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket. Instead, when he stepped off a plane on Thursday, he and his wife, Jill, encountered a family in mourning and a city hurting from the physical and emotional toll of systematic racism. The bleak circumstances gave Biden a forum to show how he would attempt to mend the nation struggling with cycles of crisis and demonstrate just how different he is from President Donald Trump, who was in the same location just two […]
After an evening of unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Wisconsin authorities vowed that “justice will be served” as the city of Kenosha imposed a curfew and the governor called in the National Guard. A video of the shooting that was recorded by a bystander appears to show a Kenosha police officer shooting the Black 29-year-old several times at point-blank range as he tried to get into a van with his children. Immediately after the video was posted on social media, protesters took to the streets in outrage, with some setting fires and vandalizing parts of the city. “Justice […]
One of Boris Johnson’s main election pledges in December 2019 was not to raise key taxes like the income tax, VAT or National Insurance. The fiscal woes wrought by the coronavirus pandemic may change his cabinet’s stance on taxation. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has called the Tory government’s low-tax promise an “ambition” as the nation is facing its biggest budget deficit in peacetime history. Sunak told the Commons Treasury Committee on Wednesday that the country needs to have a “sensible conversation” about taxation to restore finances to a “sustainable footing” following the pandemic. “Fundamentally we don’t tax our way […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104701/10/1047011096_0:285:5472:3363_1200x675_80_0_0_afbf4dbf15014d6dafad69ae062d132c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007151079894411-trump-lawyers-promise-fight-to-block-new-york-da-from-getting-presidents-tax-returns/ Last week, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to allow Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to subpoena Donald Trump’s tax returns on as part of a grand jury probe into alleged payoffs to former porn star Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal in 2016, with the president accusing the Supreme Court of bias and “prosecutorial misconduct.” Lawyers representing President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization told a judge from the US District Court in Manhattan Wednesday that they would present additional legal challenges to District Attorney Vance’s attempt to get a look at […]
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Sunday morning couldn’t promise teachers, students and parents that they wouldn’t get sick from coronavirus if schools fully reopen this fall, as the Trump administration has been aggressively pushing for in recent days. DeVos and President Donald Trump launched a pressure campaign this past week to force and threaten state and local school districts to fully reopen schools for full-time, in-person learning. DeVos herself has said she wants all schools to commit to being open five days a week and steer clear of remote learning, even as the pandemic rages to record levels in the country. […]
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council who testified during the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, is seen at the White House complex in January. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council who testified during the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, is seen at the White House complex in January. Susan Walsh/AP Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells NPR she still hasn’t been assured by the secretary of defense that the administration won’t block the routine promotion of impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander […]
The announcement comes following a statement by a senior advisor to Iran’s supreme leader last week that Tehran was done negotiating with US President Donald Trump, and would defend itself should Washington make “any military move” against the Islamic Republic in the Persian Gulf. Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will soon receive “surprise systems” to expand its capabilities, and is not in any way affected by the US effort to extend the Iran arms embargo through the United Nations, Commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami has announced. “The ground forces have put technological surprise on the agenda and we will […]
A researcher at the German Center for Immunity Therapy holds a bag containing blood plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient at the University Hospital Erlangen on April 27, 2020 in Erlangen, Germany. This plasma could be used to treat people with COVID-19. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images A researcher at the German Center for Immunity Therapy holds a bag containing blood plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient at the University Hospital Erlangen on April 27, 2020 in Erlangen, Germany. This plasma could be used to treat people with COVID-19. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Right now, there is […]
French drugmaker Sanofi has walked back its promise to give US patients priority access to a potential Covid-19 vaccine. The firm’s favoritism triggered a backlash in France that drew in the country’s government. Sanofi Chief Executive Paul Hudson said on Thursday that it is vital any coronavirus vaccine be made available worldwide, and called on European Union countries to work collectively toward such a vaccine. A day earlier, Hudson had told a different story. Speaking to Bloomberg News on Wednesday, the pharma executive said that, as the US has funded his company’s vaccine research, it has “the right to the largest […]