WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Monday marks the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term as it prepares to tackle major cases involving gun rights, the power of federal agencies, social…
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Thailand’s Conservative Old Guard Has Snuffed Out the Popular Demand for Change
by Billy Hillby Billy HillThis year’s general election in Thailand resulted in victory for the Move Forward Party (MFP), an avowedly progressive, left-of-center force that advocates for comprehensive reforms and curbs on the Thai…
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Sometimes, it pays to read past the headline. That’s certainly the case with a recent National Post story titled “Trudeau’s Law Society,” one that suggested “it’s no coincidence that more judges who donate…
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Far-Right Activists Rally in Austria Calling for End to ‘The Great Replacement’
by Billy Hillby Billy Hill“Natural Austrians” are becoming a minority in the country, according to far-right parties, who are marching through Vienna on Saturday to introduce the concept of “remigration” to the public. A…
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Opposition, Activists Raise Alarm as Modi Govt Gets Ready to Pass Data Protection Bill
by Billy Hillby Billy HillAs The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023 is likely to be tabled in parliament this week, concerns have been raised about the content of the new legislation. Opposition…
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Conservatives Are Bullying Pro-LGBTQ+ Companies, Just in Time for Pride Month
by Billy Hillby Billy HillPride Month is about to get started and you know what that means: the shops are full of rainbow flags and what the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) has called…
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Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for…
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CanadaFeaturedNewsPolitics
Ex-Canadian Conservative Party Chief Claims China Launched Campaign to ‘Discredit’ Him in 2021 Elections
by Billy Hillby Billy HillCanada’s former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole, on Tuesday (May 30) claimed that he was a target of China’s misinformation and voter suppression campaign aimed at discrediting him during the…
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Sandwell Conservatives Lunch Local Election 2023 Manifesto
by Billy Hillby Billy HillThe opening statement said: “You elect us. We work for you. And we need to be held accountable. For years, Labour got away with murder and with your support to…
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Pharma Cash Built the Conservative Court Majority That Now Harms Pharma
by Billy Hillby Billy HillThe pharmaceutical industry is very upset. Right-wing federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling overturning the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of abortion medication mifepristone could severely damage companies’ ability to develop and…