Month: September 2020

A coalition of nearly 10,000 farmers and ranchers on Wednesday demanded that Congress support the Green New Deal. At a press conference on Capitol Hill and in a letter to lawmakers, farmers and ranchers from across the country said reducing fossil fuel emissions to net zero by 2030 is needed to sustain their livelihood and…

After examining drinking water contaminants using a more complex method than the U.S. government uses to assess risks, scientists revealed Thursday that they found carcinogenic elements and chemicals in water could cause 100,000 cancer cases over a lifetime. In a study published in the journal Heliyon, researchers at the Environmental Working Group (EWG) revealed that the…

In an open letter to Brazilian society and right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, a group of experts warned that a “genocide is underway” against uncontacted tribes because of Bolsonaro’s efforts to strip away Indigenous peoples’ rights and lands and open up more of the Amazon rainforest to agribusiness and mining. The letter (pdf), released in Portuguese…

The Trump administration is reportedly considering gutting regulations designed to prevent corporations from shifting profits overseas to avoid U.S. taxes, a move Democratic lawmakers and progressives condemned as yet another effort by the White House to enrich large companies at the expense of workers. “One of the Trump administration’s top priorities has been making it…

Progressives on Friday highlighted the power of direct action following a series of federal court settlements this week that will provide coal miners who blocked train tracks in Kentucky for nearly two months this summer to protest against unpaid wages from their bankrupt employer, Blackjewel LLC, with over $5 million in back pay. Congratulating the…

Michael Sayman—a young millionaire Google executive—openly embraced Monday the prospect of a Bernie Sanders administration that would “tax the hell out of me” as he invoked the campaign’s recent rallying cry to “fight for someone you don’t know.” “While I live in luxury, most Americans are working harder than I’ll ever work in my life,…

House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled two articles of impeachment accusing President Donald Trump abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress, misconduct that Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said amounts to “high crimes and misdemeanors.” “Our president holds the ultimate public trust,” Nadler, a Democrat from New York, said during a press conference. “When…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) has hired former advisers to Democratic billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer ahead of a possible White House bid. Inslee has hired two advisers who were previously with Steyer’s NextGen America, a climate change political action committee, a source confirmed to The Hill.  ADVERTISEMENT One of those hires is Sky Gallegos, who for the past…

Advisers to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are interviewing potential staff in Iowa and New Hampshire, signaling a potential 2020 presidential run for the billionaire, CNBC reported Friday.  Sources told CNBC that Bloomberg associate Kevin Sheekey has had meetings with potential hires in the early contest states in the primaries that set the tone for…

Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading the field of Democratic presidential candidates and likely candidates in Michigan, according to a new poll. Click Here: All Blacks Rugby Jersey The Emerson College poll shows Biden leading the field with the backing of 40 percent of registered voters surveyed. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is a distant second, with 23 percent. Biden has not yet announced…