Tag: Feature

The Terrifying Global Reach of the American Anti-Abortion Movement

With the House controlled by Republicans, the Senate by Democrats, and an election looming, there is virtually no chance either bill will become law. Editar Ochieng didn’t tell her parents about her rape and pregnancy and didn’t go to a hospital. The stigma of abortion was too great, she told me, noting that even songs […]

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Trump’s Cabinet of Horrors

You can’t blame the big fella for having been less than impressed with figures like Health Secretary Tom Price or Veterans Affairs chief David Shulkin, both of whom, because of ethical scandals, had resigned by the time Trump and I spoke. It was never supposed to be an administration of Prices or Shulkins. But just […]

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Dodge Charger Timeline: From Proto-Muscle Concept To Cutting Edge EV

Dodge Charger Timeline: From Proto-Muscle Concept To Cutting Edge EV | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Think the 2025 Charger’s EV transformation is radical? It’s far from the only about-turn the badge has made in the last 60 years https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 6 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Adapt or die. Automobiles were still […]

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Has Zionism Lost the Argument?

Upward of 40 years ago, I was a chanich, a camper, at Moshava, a sleepaway camp. Mosh was the mid-Atlantic outpost of Habonim (now Habonim Dror), a progressive Jewish youth movement devoted to creating, as its website states, “a personal bond and commitment” to Israel. If my own biggest takeaway from the experience was a fondness for […]

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New Dodge Charger: Here’s What We Know – What’s On Your Wishlist?

New Dodge Charger: Here’s What We Know – What’s On Your Wishlist? | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Get ready for the launch of the first electric Charger with our scoop dossier, then tell us what secrets you hope Dodge will divulge https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> What’s the most […]

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Gearhead Nirvana: We Visit Porsche’s Atlanta Workshop Where Classics Get Reborn

Gearhead Nirvana: We Visit Porsche’s Atlanta Workshop Where Classics Get Reborn | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> <!––> The staff at the Classic Center go to unbelievable lengths to maintain and restore Porsches from every decade 2 hours ago <!– –> Maintaining any car is a duty that different owners approach in vastly different ways. For […]

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Gearhead Nirvana: We Visit Porsche’s Atlanta Workshop Where Classics Get Reborn

Gearhead Nirvana: We Visit Porsche’s Atlanta Workshop Where Classics Get Reborn | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> <!––> The staff at the Classic Center go to unbelievable lengths to maintain and restore Porsches from every decade 2 hours ago <!– –> Maintaining any car is a duty that different owners approach in vastly different ways. For […]

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The Hot New Luxury Good for the Rich: Air

Luxury markets have developed in other parts of the world with poor air quality, too. For Wired, Akanksha Singh described the “pay-to-breathe” economy in India, where air-filtered spaces are accessible only to affluent people. In China, the sociocultural anthropologist Victoria Nguyen reported, underground bomb shelters have been converted into communal breathing areas, while wealthier Chinese […]

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Can You Live With An EV In A City Like Melbourne Without A Home Charger?

Can You Live With An EV In A City Like Melbourne Without A Home Charger? | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Finding fast, reliable, and accessible chargers in Australia’s second largest city is not as easy as you may think 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Battery electric vehicles have both supporters and critics who are […]

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We Spotted The Ares S1 Concept Based On A C8 Corvette At A Dealership

We Spotted The Ares S1 Concept Based On A C8 Corvette At A Dealership | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> How did a static display vehicle from the Modena-based coachbuilder ended up being exhibited Down Under? 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Exotic car dealerships never cease to astound automotive enthusiasts, as their inventory typically boasts […]

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We Sampled Porsche’s Performance Playground, Here’s What We Learned From The Track Masters

We Sampled Porsche’s Performance Playground, Here’s What We Learned From The Track Masters | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta offers everything you need to enhance your driving skills, whether on the track or off-road 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Owning a high-performance vehicle is one thing, but mastering its […]

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Resolved: The U.S. Should Stop Growing Tobacco

According to a WHO report, “More than 90 percent of the world’s tobacco is grown in low- and middle-income countries, mostly by smallholder farmers who need to use unpaid family labor to make ends meet, leading to child labor.” As the market penetration of cigarettes continues to shrink among adults worldwide, the big tobacco companies […]

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Inside the Last Days of the Local Paper

Last August, police in Kansas executed questionable search warrants on the offices of the Marion County Record, a weekly newspaper that has been publishing since 1869, along with the homes of the publisher and a local city councilwoman. At issue was how the paper obtained a local businesswoman’s driving record, which revealed the woman had […]

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Don’t Just Defend Choice. Play Offense Over It.

Voter frustration with abortion bans has run hot in state and local elections and has propelled backlash at the ballot box. Abortion rights ballot measures have enjoyed a clean sweep of victories across seven states. Blowouts in blue states have been reinforced by double-digit wins in reliably red states from Kansas to Ohio. In a […]

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Needed: An Unprecedented Pitch to Voters of Color

America’s electorate should continue to grow 3 to 4 points less white with each presidential election moving forward. According to 2008 exit polls, white voters made up roughly 74 percent of the electorate that year. If Democrats are able to generate turnout among voters of color, the electorate should be around 65 percent white in […]

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Don’t Just Defend Abortion Rights. Play Offense Over Them.

Voter frustration with abortion bans has run hot in state and local elections and has propelled backlash at the ballot box. Abortion rights ballot measures have enjoyed a clean sweep of victories across seven states. Blowouts in blue states have been reinforced by double-digit wins in reliably red states from Kansas to Ohio. In a […]

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Warn Voters About the Radicalism Beyond Trump

Another amendment takes dead aim at all federal regulation since 1937 and civil rights and environmental policies since then. It would obliterate the “administrative state,” the bugbear of the hard-right coalition. The measure would in short order end fair labor standards, antitrust enforcement, environmental protections, safeguards for workers who choose to unionize, civil rights on […]

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Just Say It, Democrats: Biden Has Been a Great President

Wake up and show some gratitude. You wanted student loan forgiveness. You got it, for three million borrowers. You wanted a president who would finally pass gun safety legislation. You got the most comprehensive bill in nearly 30 years, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed with the support of 15 Republican senators and 14 […]

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Fight Like the Fate of the Nation Is at Stake. Because It Is.

For months, Donald Trump has been crystal clear about the campaign he will wage—one of retribution against the “Godless Marxists” and others who have tried to defend democracy and bring Trump to the bar of justice. Joe Biden and the Democrats, meanwhile, have barely started campaigning. A pair of speeches in early January—he spoke about […]

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Hennessey’s Design Director Tells Us About Radical F5 Replacement And Why He Loves Tesla’s Cybertruck

Hennessey’s Design Director Tells Us About Radical F5 Replacement And Why He Loves Tesla’s Cybertruck | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> We hooked up with Nathan Malinick, design boss at Hennessey Performance, to find out what the Texas team is working on, and whether those plans include a 6×6 Cybertruck https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 2 […]

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Exclusive: Riding In The Ioniq 5 N At Hyundai Australia’s N Festival

Exclusive: Riding In The Ioniq 5 N At Hyundai Australia’s N Festival | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> <!––> No other EV combines practicality and fun quite like the new Ioniq 5 N 2 hours ago <!– –> Hyundai’s N division has been on a wild ride over the past years from launching its very first […]

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Here’s A Tour Of The Supercar Paradise Hidden In Melbourne’s Swan Street

Here’s A Tour Of The Supercar Paradise Hidden In Melbourne’s Swan Street | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Some window shopping at the Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Maserati, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, and Pagani dealerships which happen to be located on the same street January 7, 2024 at 12:39 <!––> <!– –> When I was younger, me and […]

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5 Of The Coolest Cars Now Legal To Import To The USA In 2024

5 Of The Coolest Cars Now Legal To Import To The USA In 2024 | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> 2024 opens the door to many new performance machines and at least one super practical everyday commuter car 6 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Every year marks the 25th anniversary of countless automobiles from around the […]

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Democrats and Climate Activists Are on a Collision Course in 2024

Alec Connon, co-director of the Stop the Money Pipeline coalition, who led a September blockade of Citibank’s New York City headquarters to protest the company’s fossil fuel investments, believes three factors are necessary for an impactful action. It should be “highly targeted at elites, genuinely disruptive, and sustained over the long term,” he told me. […]

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Biden’s Other Formidable Opponent in 2024

The Philadelphia license review petitions are not the first time a Fox station’s license had been challenged. But this is the first challenge backed by a court decision (in the Dominion case) on the broadcaster’s untruthfulness. The Media and Democracy Project is not asking the FCC to make a determination about whether the reporting was […]

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Union-Busting at the Bargaining Table

In a statement, REI said it’s typical to take at least 19 months to hammer out a first contract. “Negotiating a first collective bargaining agreement is a lengthy process,” a spokesperson said. “We are engaged in good faith bargaining with stores that have chosen union representation and will continue to participate fully in the negotiating […]

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How Corporations Crush New Unions

In a statement, REI said it’s typical to take at least 19 months to hammer out a first contract. “Negotiating a first collective bargaining agreement is a lengthy process,” a spokesperson said. “We are engaged in good faith bargaining with stores that have chosen union representation and will continue to participate fully in the negotiating […]

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Lost In Blackjack, Found In Burnouts: A Kiwi’s SEMA Smackdown In Neon Vegas

Lost In Blackjack, Found In Burnouts: A Kiwi’s SEMA Smackdown In Neon Vegas | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> One Kiwi’s retrospective look at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show https://www.carscoops.com/author/josh-byrnes/ <!––> by Josh Byrnes 1 hour ago <!––> <!– –> New Zealand isn’t exactly a petrolhead’s mecca for big-name auto shows. In fact, the closest […]

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Ukraine and Israel and the Two Joe Bidens

Up until now, the theory of the case for the United States and the European powers has been to support Ukraine as it gains the strongest possible position on the battlefield, which will put the Ukrainians in the best possible position for negotiations. With the war having ground to effective stalemate, we appear to have […]

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