With 12 nations expected to sign the corporate-friendly Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in New Zealand on Thursday, opponents in the U.S. and beyond are renewing their criticisms of the deal’s worst provisions, which they warn pose serious dangers to the climate, working families, and democracy. The signatures mark the end of the negotiating process, with…
Organizing for Action, the non-profit group with ties to former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE, is launching a digital and grassroots effort targeting vulnerable Republicans in…
Vice President Pence will head to Georgia to campaign for Republican congressional hopeful Karen Handel as she sprints toward the finish line in the state’s pivotal special election. The White House announced that Pence will travel on Friday to a Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, where he will meet with service members, before heading…
“Academic research and scientists in this country are no longer deserving of the public trust,” declared Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech civil engineering professor who helped expose the Flint water crisis. In an interview published in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Tuesday, Edwards explained how the pressures put on academics to secure funding are…
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Sketchy payday loan sharks, whose short-term, high-interest loans trap millions of Americans in a cycle of debt, have a new ally on Capitol Hill—Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is reportedly pushing a bill that would “gut” forthcoming industry regulations. According to a memo seen by the Huffington Post, Rep. Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)…
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Following suggestions that he somehow “bungled” when asked about how he would, if elected president, break up Wall Street’s largest and most dangerous institutions, the Bernie Sanders campaign on Tuesday offered a detailed explanation of how he would end “too-big-to-fail banks.” Sparking corporate media’s “great feeding frenzy” was an interview the presidential candidate had April…
Corey Stewart, an outspoken supporter of President Trump who lost a surprisingly close race Tuesday in the GOP primary for Virginia governor, is considering running against Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Senate panel passes amendment to bar using troops against protesters…
Recent flooding in Houston has sent crude oil and toxic chemicals into Texas waterways, and residents and experts say regulators are not doing enough to address the threat to public health and the environment. Photographs taken by emergency management officials show oil slicks and other evidence of toxins spreading through the Sabine River on the…