As advocacy groups urgently warn that Wall Street firms are moving to capitalize on Puerto Rico’s plight in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria by extracting debt payments and pushing for the privatization of public services, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and several other Democratic senators on Wednesday to introduce a bill…
Read moreWatch What Bill McKibben Calls 'One of the Best and Most Straightforward Videos about Climate Change I've Ever Seen From a Political Leader'
Bill McKibben, the author numerous books on human-caused global warming and co-founder of the global action group 350.org, said on Friday morning that he had just watched “one of the best and most straightforward videos about climate change I’ve ever seen from a political leader.” It was a video posted online by Sen. Bernie Sanders,…
Read moreAs Judge Considers Letting Monsanto Off the Hook, Jurors Demand Court Respect Their Historic Verdict Holding Company to Account
Learning that a judge may overturn their historic decision to hold the chemical company Monsanto-Bayer accountable for manufacturing cancer-causing weedkillers, several jurors are demanding that their verdict in a case decided in August be upheld. Gary Kitahata and Robert Howard are among the jurors who unanimously found that Monsanto was liable for $289 million in…
Read moreIndyCar’s Herta would love ‘to give F1 a crack’
Three-time IndyCar winner Colton Herta would love “to give F1 a crack”, provided an opportunity with one of the sport’s top teams comes knocking. Herta, who blitzed the IndyCar field last weekend at Mid-Ohio, learned his single-seater skills in various European F3 championships, racing with Carlin. IndyCar has been the 20-year-old’s calling since 2018, but…
Read moreThe Memo: High stakes for Trump in Ohio election
President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE will have a lot on the line when voters in Ohio’s 12th District go to the polls in…
Read morePoll: Kaine leads GOP's Stewart by 23 points in Va. Senate race
Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Senate panel passes amendment to bar using troops against protesters Defense bill turns into proxy battle over Floyd protests MORE (D-Va.) leads his Republican challenger by more than 20 percentage points ahead of November’s election, according to a…
Read morePawlenty loses comeback bid in Minnesota
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) failed on Tuesday in his comeback bid for a third term, as state Republicans chose Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson (R) as their nominee to replace the state’s term-limited governor. With 68 percent of precincts reporting, Johnson was projected the winner by The Associated Press with 53 percent of the vote compared…
Read moreSanders tests his brand in Florida
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) is giving an assist to Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in his uphill battle to win Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in a…
Read moreKerry: 'I doubt very much' I'll run for office again
John KerryJohn Forbes KerryThe Memo: Trump’s troubles deepen as voters see country on wrong path The continuous whipsawing of climate change policy Budowsky: United Democrats and Biden’s New Deal MORE poured cold water Tuesday morning on speculation he was considering a 2020 presidential run. Click Here: cheap Cowboys jersey “I doubt very much I’ll be…
Read moreRon Dellums, Radical Antiwar Activist, Unlikely House Armed Services Chairman, Dead at 82
Former Rep. Ronald V. Dellums, a Marine-turned-antiwar activist who represented Oakland in the House and went on to chair the Armed Services Committee, died of cancer early Monday in Washington. He was 82. Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks Dellums was elected to thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives…
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