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Photo Google By Isaac Cohen* The price of oil has fallen from above $100 per barrel to less than $80, due to several factors. First of all, less demand caused by the global economic slowdown, punctuated by the economic consequences of pandemic controls in China, the biggest oil importer. Also…

Joe Biden has shown his true colors: he stands with corporate bosses over union workers. In a statement released last night, Biden stabbed rail workers in the back by calling on Congress to pass legislation imposing the terms of a tentative deal that was rejected by the members of key…

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with New York-based Lady M Confections Co. Ltd. and its West Coast affiliate, Lady M West Third LLC (together, Lady M), companies that operate bakeries and retail boutiques selling confections under the Lady M brand. The…

Photo: courtesy of PSL A new agreement between the Venezuelan government and U.S.-controlled opposition parties is raising hopes for an improvement in the country’s economic situation – and highlighting the cruel and unjust nature of the U.S.-imposed sanctions regime that Venezuela has been suffering under for years. This deadly policy…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The Biden administration has extended a pause on federal student loan payments until the end of June as a court battle drags on over Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 of student debt per borrower. In a statement, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, “We’re…

Photo: istock.com WASHINGTON November 23, 2022.– In advance of Monday’s Senate vote on H.R. 8404, the “Respect for Marriage Act” (RMA), Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty, and Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, chairman of the…

Foto Google By Isaac Cohen*            Against most predictions, the legislative elections in the United States resulted in the Republican party gaining control of the House of Representatives, by a slight majority, while the Democrats retained control of the Senate. This means that the next two years of President Joseph…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! President Volodymyr Zelensky said authorities recorded 400 shellings in eastern Ukraine Sunday, with the Donetsk region bearing the heaviest attacks. On Saturday, a series of powerful explosions near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant prompted the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, to…

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. Photo: RNS WASHINGTON, November 17, 2022.- On November 16, 2022, the United States Senate voted 62–37 to advance the Respect for Marriage Act.  In response, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, issued the…

The Justice Department headquarters. Foto Google. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two Guatemalan nationals were arraigned in federal court on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens. Andres Toj, 32, and Hugo Leonel Panjoj-Leon, 28, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled. “Transnational criminal organizations thrive…