From coast to coast and across continents, people marched for environmental justice on Saturday, sending a clear message to the climate-denying Trump administration: we’ll fight your fossil fuel-soaked agenda every step of the way. Organizers said that an estimated 200,000 participated in the flagship Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C., while tens of thousands more […]
Read MoreWith her focus on nutritious foods and making sure access to them was expanded to all children in the nation during her time in the White House, former first lady Michelle Obama is asking some serious questions now that President Donald Trump has moved to go backwards on efforts designed to promote healthier school lunches […]
Read MoreImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Thomas Homan declared on Tuesday that the federal government “shouldn’t wait” for undocumented immigrants to commit a crime before they are detained, comments that were characterized by one immigrant rights activist as part of the “reign of terror” President Donald Trump has unleashed in immigrant communities. Homan added that […]
Read MoreWorld leaders must step up and take action in fighting famine to prevent further catastrophic levels of hunger and deaths, said Oxfam. Ahead of the 43rd G7 summit, Oxfam urged world leaders to urgently address the issue of famine, currently affecting four countries at unprecedented levels. “Political failure has led to these crises – political […]
Read MoreA handful of states are pushing back against a sweeping demand from a controversial Trump voting commission for information about voters in every state. Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was met with outrage at its inception last month, as it is headed by “notorious vote suppressor” Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and […]
Read MoreClick:screw phillips Progressives, entertainers, and Democratic lawmakers are among the many Americans who are signaling a loss of patience with the predictable Republican response to the latest mass shooting. “To those who say we can’t talk about machine gun massacres right after the massacre: I’m done waiting for the ‘right time’ to talk about it. […]
Read MoreCarlos Sainz blamed himself for crashing out of Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix on the opening lap of the race, but the Spaniard believes the profile of Sochi’s Turn 2 contributed to his demise. Sainz was jockeying for position in the midfield after the start and ran wide at Turn 2, forcing him to run in […]
Read MoreTwo Democratic House members are endorsing a primary challenger looking to unseat fellow Rep. Daniel LipinskiDaniel William LipinskiEngel scrambles to fend off primary challenge from left Liberal group backs challenger to Engel in Democratic primary The Hill’s Campaign Report: Campaigns scale back amid coronavirus threat MORE (D-Ill.), one of the only House Democrats opposed to […]
Read MoreFormer Republican presidential nominee Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyMilley discussed resigning from post after Trump photo-op: report Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Attorney says 75-year-old man shoved by Buffalo police suffered brain injury MORE will reveal later this month whether he’ll run for Senate in Utah. Romney announced the […]
Read MoreSenate Republicans have once more indefinitely delayed a vote on Trumpcare, but resistance groups have not used this as an excuse to scale back their efforts to stop the legislation. In fact, progressive organizations and activists across the country are teaming up this week to further ramp up the pressure, hoping to capitalize on the […]
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