Day: September 19, 2021

Biden To Host Quad Leaders At White House

U.S. president Joe Biden will host leaders from Australia, India, and Japan in person for the first time at the White House this Friday. Biden hosted a virtual meeting of the group, referred to as the “Quad,” in March, according to AP News. The in-person meeting looks to boost cooperation

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Nabisco Strikes: A Case Study In Collective Bargaining

Workers at Nabisco bakeries and manufacturing plants across the country have entered their second month of striking for normal working hours and the removal of a proposed health care plan that would harm newer hires. Although a contract between union board members and Nabisco representatives is supposedly in the works,

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The Impending Coup In Brazil

International reports and accounts from former presidents and prime ministers have begun to outline the possible impending military coup in Brazil, led by the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Throughout the year, Bolsonaro has used large-scale military parades and passing reforms impactful to the country’s electoral system as a way to

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US Drone Strike Kills Family In Kabul

A family in Afghanistan has been left to grieve over the loss of their children following a U.S. drone strike. The missile struck a car in Kabul on August 29th, killing 10 people, including 7 children. The U.S. initially stated that they were working on intelligence that suggested the car

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Afghanistan: Killing Of Civilians Requires More Than An Apology

On 17 September, American officials admitted that an August drone attack in Kabul did not kill an ISIS-K operative as initially claimed. Instead, the drone strike which occurred on August 29 killed an aid worker and nine other members of his family. United States officials have apologized, but surviving members

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