Month: October 2020

Eleven advocacy organizations on Thursday accused former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of sending “mixed messages” on Islamophobia by denouncing fellow 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric, yet retaining retired general Wesley Clark as a campaign surrogate—despite his previous call to intern some Muslim-Americans. Clark, a longtime ally to Clinton, recently spoke in Iowa…

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) on Monday voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if contract disputes are not resolved, paving the way for members’ second mass walkout since 2012 as city officials threaten further cuts and layoffs. “Chicago Teachers Union members do not want to strike, but we do demand that you listen to us,”…

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has quietly released a new advisory opinion that will make it even easier for candidates and their staffers to solicit for super PACs donations. The opinion states that candidates can ask for funds from donors as long as they are meeting in small groups—as small as three people, according to…

In the latest fallout from Flint, Michigan’s public health crisis of lead poisoning its drinking water, Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday said he was “very sorry” and the state’s top environmental official resigned. One advocacy group, however, says that full accountability and transparency for this “man-made catastrophe” are still absent. Click Here: All Blacks Rugby…

From poverty wages to poor working conditions, the business practices of McDonald’s are facing mounting protests world-wide. Now the iconic brand is facing another powerful challenge, this time from three Italian consumer organizations that are demanding an anti-trust investigation from the European Union (EU). The groups—Codacons, Movimento Difesa del Cittadino, and Cittadinanzattiva—filed a complaint on…

Climate change poses a significant threat to the fisheries that have sustained First Nations communities along Canada’s Pacific coast for thousands of years, according to a new study published Wednesday.  The paper, published in PLOS ONE, projects that the First Nations fisheries’ catch could decline by nearly 50 percent by 2050, decimating a traditional food…

With days to go before the critical Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, pundits are abuzz about one potential endorsement in particular—one they say could actually sway voters: that of progressive luminary Elizabeth Warren. Many are pointing to an impassioned speech the senator from Massachusetts gave on the U.S. Senate floor last week, in which…

With just a few days to go until the Iowa caucus, Bernie Sanders spoke to an evening rally in Burlington, Iowa on Thursday and made some of his boldest statements yet criticizing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s political track record and Wall Street ties. Sanders, who has faced an escalation of establishment ire in recent weeks,…

Chicago’s public school teachers are marching in the streets on Friday, calling on local and state officials to increase revenue not only to schools but to public services citywide—and they’re joined by an astonishing upswell of support, as fast food workers, transit workers, higher education professionals, community groups, and others joined in the day of…

A Republican donor and businessman on Wednesday announced he’s jumping into the Ohio Senate race, giving GOP front-runner Josh Mandel his first primary challenger ahead of the 2018 race. Mike Gibbons has never run for political office, but in an interview with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, he raised concerns over increases in healthcare costs and the…