Pedestrians wait to cross a road in front of a floral installation celebrating the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. Streets have been cleaned and security increased before the Oct. 1 holiday. Major streets have been cordoned off for hours at a time, leaving restaurant and bar customers stranded overnight. Bomb-sniffing…
Read moreSanders nabs national union endorsement
Bernie Sanders won his first endorsement from a national union on Monday, becoming the second presidential candidate to do so in the 2020 primary. The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, a 35,000-member union, announced that it is backing Sanders at its convention in Pittsburgh. The labor organization is a longtime ally of…
Read moreHow Pete Buttigieg would expand workers' rights
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Friday released a detailed plan for workers, offering proposals to strengthen union bargaining power, raise the minimum wage to $15 and offer national paid family leave. Buttigieg‘s plan falls in line with the policies introduced by House Democrats, including some that have alienated moderates. It represents an attempt to…
Read moreKim Shattuck, An Enduring Presence In L.A. Punk, Dead At 56
Kim Shattuck, photographed during an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 2013. Kim Shattuck, the guitarist, singer and songwriter of The Muffs, The Pandoras and The Coolies died Wednesday after a two-year battle with ALS, as confirmed to NPR by Omnivore Recordings co-founder Cheryl Pawelski. She was 56. “We are…
Read moreHouse and Senate GOP ready for battle to woo Liz Cheney
Almost immediately after Sen. Mike Enzi announced his retirement over the weekend, some of Liz Cheney’s House colleagues began pleading with her to stick around — while acknowledging that the Wyoming Senate seat is probably hers if she wants it. “I texted her when I found out about it and said, ‘Hey, you’ve got some…
Read moreIndian tech group Infosys rocked by whistleblower claims against CEO Salil Parekh
Infosys (INFY) shares dropped more than 16% in Mumbai on Tuesday after the company said it was investigating two whistleblower complaints detailing alleged unethical practices. ### A member of Infosys’ board received the complaints on September 30, chairman Nandan Nilekani said in a statement. The first complaint contains allegations of “disturbing unethical practices” while the…
Read moreFormer New Orleans mayor on 2020 run: 'I don't think I'm going to do it'
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu isn’t running. Or at least he isn’t planning on it. The Louisiana Democrat told CNN on Wednesday morning that he does not think he will seek his party’s 2020 presidential nomination, citing the already packed field of “great candidates.” “I don’t think so,” the former mayor responded when asked…
Read moreDemocratic governors steer party to left for universal health care
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to be the first state to offer Medicaid to undocumented adults. Gov. Jared Polis wants Colorado to pioneer a multi-state single-payer system. And in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz wants residents to be able to buy into Medicaid. These radical moves by newly elected liberal governors reveal a new movement among…
Read moreBeto O’Rourke unfazed by weak poll numbers
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke defended his low standing in a new Iowa poll by saying it doesn’t “describe the full picture.” The former Texas congressman was backed by 2 percent of those surveyed in the poll released Saturday night. “You know, I don’t know that this many months out from the caucuses in Iowa…
Read more‘You need to make a move right now’: Dems prepare for raucous debates
Democratic presidential candidates took one big lesson from their first debates in June: The contenders who shined brightest attacked other candidates onstage. Now, they are all preparing to trade punches ahead of round two in Detroit. Across the Democratic presidential field, candidates are reading up on points of contrast with key rivals and preparing attack…
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