Month: September 2020
O’Rourke yard signs set on fire outside Dallas
Several campaign yard signs for Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) were set on fire in a Dallas suburb this week. Five ...
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Global Divestment Movement Celebrates Vow of 1,000 Institutions, With Nearly $8 Trillion in Assets, to Ditch Fossil Fuels
While the COP24 climate talks are at risk of ending without a concrete plan of action thanks in large part ...
Details'To Live, to Thrive, Not Only to Survive': San Juan Mayor Calls for Replacing Austerity With Green New Deal to Save Puerto Rico
BURLINGTON, VT. — The hope for a House Committee that would work to pass a Green New Deal—now supported by ...
DetailsMike Pompeo's Cairo Speech Denounced as Ahistorical 'Imperial Hogwash'
A speech delivered by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday was immediately chided by critics ...
Details'This Is Called Union-Busting': As Teachers Union Approves Strike, Denver Superintendent Wants to Turn Furloughed Federal Workers Into Scabs
For seeking to exploit a situation in which hundreds of thousands of public employees nationwide are going without paychecks as ...
Details'You Are Courting a Fascist': Pompeo Gives Inauguration US Blessing as Brazilians Brace for 'Repugnant' Bolsonaro
While progressives, women’s rights advocates, journalists, and the LGBTQ community were among the many mourning Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s inauguration ...
DetailsBooker holds 'Get Out the Vote' event in South Carolina as presidential speculation builds
Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues ...
DetailsPoll: 'Kavanaugh effect' spurs more to vote Democrat than Republican
The brutal battle over Supreme Court Justice Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughGOP senators urge Trump to back off Murkowski threat Judd Gregg: ...
DetailsAnalysis Shows Exposure to Monsanto's Glyphosate-Based Roundup Increases Cancer Risk by More Than 40%
A far-reaching new scientific analysis found that the weed-killing chemical glyphosate is far more dangerous than U.S. government officials admit, ...
DetailsFacing Decades in Prison, Anti-Nuke Activists Condemn Trump for Putting 'Human Experiment' at Risk With INF Withdrawal
Warning of the “real and present danger” created by President Donald Trump’s recent withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear ...
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