Arizona New Members 2019
Sen.-elect Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) DATE OF BIRTH: July 12, 1976RESIDENCE: PhoenixOCCUPATION: LawmakerEDUCATION: B.A., Brigham Young University; M.S.W., J.D., Ph.D. and MBA, Arizona State UniversityFAMILY: Single Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is making the jump to the Senate after defeating GOP Rep. Martha McSallyMartha Elizabeth McSallyGOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police No evidence of…
GOP lawmaker to be challenged by Dem he delivered as a newborn
A Tennessee lawmaker who operated a private OB-GYN practice will face a unique challenge in 2020 from a Democrat who says the Republican congressman delivered him as a baby. The Nashville Post reported Tuesday that Rep. Phil RoeDavid (Phil) Phillip RoeUS ill-prepared for coronavirus-fueled mental health crisis Tennessee lawmaker bought stocks in Zoom, sold cruise…
Ecological Importance and Human Rights Be Damned, Trump Admin Says Fossil Fuel Pillaging in Arctic Refuge Coming Soon
Environmental and indigenous activists are hoping to make sure the Trump administration’s promise to soon sell oil leases in the previously protected Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is never fulfilled. Republicans laid the groundwork for the fossil fuel leases in the refuge’s 1.6 million-acre coastal plain in a “deplorable” provision in their 2017 tax law. The…
Activists Stage Blockade to Block Work on Line 3 as Court Tosses Out Proposed Pipeline's Approval From Regulators
Enbridge’s Line 3 was dealt a setback by the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday while a trio of water protectors sustained strong resistance to the project by locking themselves to machinery to block work on the proposed oil pipeline. The three-judge panel, with one of the judges objecting, reversed the approval that the state…
'Absolutely Nothing to Offer': Beto's Answer on Medicare For All at CNN Town Hall Angers Progressives
Democratic presidential primary candidate Beto O’Rourke went on CNN for a town hall Tuesday evening in an attempt to breathe some life into his struggling campaign, but all he did was earn the ire of progressives after delivering a less than ambitious answer to a question on Medicare for All. O’Rourke declined to endorse the popular…
Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Have Some Tough Questions for Mnuchin About the Collapse of Sears
Two high-profile Democrats have questions for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin about his role in the downfall of Sears as a former member of the retailer’s board of directors, and his possible role in government decisions about the company. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), who is also a 2020 presidential candidate, released…
'We Don't Have Time for This': Activists at Party Headquarters Demand DNC Hold Climate Debate
We want a climate debate. That’s the message from over a dozen progressive groups and organizations who descended on the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Wednesday to demand the party devote a debate to the climate crisis in the presidential primary debates. The demonstration featured speeches and the delivery of 200,000 petitions to…
After Exposing 'Corrupted' Brazilian Government, Journalist Glenn Greenwald Faces Deportation Warning and Death Threats
Journalist Glenn Greenwald and his family are receiving death threats over reporting from The Intercept on Brazilian corruption. The “grotesque” threats came days after Greenwald and his colleagues published leaked chats from government officials that appear to show justice minister Sérgio Moro was involved in a plot to keep former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
Billionaires to 2020 Presidential Hopefuls: 'America Has a Moral, Ethical, and Economic Responsibility to Tax Our Wealth More'
Click:check valve manufacture In an open letter to 2020 presidential candidates of all parties Monday, a group of billionaires active in progressive organizations called for implementing a wealth tax on the richest Americans and outlined the wide range of political, social, and economic benefits of doing so. Published by the New York Times, the letter…
Benefits for All or Just Some? Sanders Student Debt Plan Highlights 2020 Debate Over Universal vs. Means-Tested Programs
During a press conference unveiling his plan to eliminate all $1.6 trillion of student debt in the United States and make public colleges tuition-free, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday clearly staked out his position in a debate that has revealed stark political divisions among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. “Bernie understands that means-tested policies crumble under…