Democrats side with banks and approve Volcker Rule Regulation Harmonization Act
From lobbying disclosures, it shows that American Bankers Association have lobbied on the Volcker Rule in both the House and Senate this past year.
‘Sick, dystopian stuff’: Former Trump adviser Kelly joins board of company running immigrant detention...
"This one's particularly ugly."
Perfect storms? From Katrina to Maria, some would profit from catastrophe
“I hate to tell you Puerto Rico, but you’ve thrown our budget a little out of whack.” –Donald Trump in Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3rd
America is ‘exceptional’ now as barbaric pariah, starring MAGA wrecking balls that batter collective...
Just as the world obeys unchangeable physical laws, so there are fixed thresholds in the economic and political world.
Sanders calls for DOJ investigation into Israeli killing of American activist Ayşenur Eygi
Senator Bernie Sanders demands a DOJ investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Eygi by Israeli forces, highlighting a pattern of impunity for the deaths of American citizens in the occupied West Bank.
Chlorpyrifos ‘has no place on food’: 100 organizations urge EPA to ban brain-harming pesticide
"It is time for the Biden administration to demonstrate its commitment to science, children, and farmworkers and finish the job."
Senate introduces John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
The VRAA will "prevent the implementation of discriminatory voting practices in an effort to protect and ensure the rights of all voters."
Protect the filibuster or preserve our democracy, which shall it be?
The time for procrastination is over. What shall it be, protect the filibuster or preserve our democracy?
Trump expands travel ban to 39 countries and Palestinian Authority documents amid accusations of...
The latest proclamation widens full and partial entry restrictions, targets Palestinians holding Palestinian Authority travel papers, and draws condemnation from lawmakers and refugee advocates who say the policy is racist and punitive.
Biden administration is ‘rubber stamping’ Oil and gas permits on public land, activists say
“Congress and the Biden administration must resist that pressure and push aggressively to move the nation—and the world—away from planet-destroying fossil fuels.”