Tag: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
This radical plan to fund the Green New Deal just might...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the 22 representatives joining her in calling for a Select Committee are also proposing a novel way to fund the program, one which could actually work.
Ocasio-Cortez: If US has $5.7 billion for Trump’s border wall, what...
"And just like that, GOP discovers $5.7 billion for a wall," says the incoming congresswoman. "But notice how no one's asking the GOP how they're paying for it."
‘Turns out,’ says Ocasio-Cortez, ‘everyday people like it when we fight...
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the simple political concept that when you push for policies that are good for a majority of people, a majority of people like it.
‘Lobbyists are here. Goldman Sachs is here. Where’s labor? Activists?’ Tlaib...
"Democratic leadership signs off on these events. The new class isn't having it."
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are pushing a bold new plan...
For the first time in recent memory, there is a growing clarion call for a response that goes beyond the limits imposed by our economic system.
Sanders goes to the people for climate solutions as corporate media...
"If we do not get our act together, I worry about the planet that we will be leaving... The grassroots of this country has got to stand up."
Here are the 15 House members that are backing the Green...
“We must take urgent action to end our nation’s reliance on fossil fuels and stop the damage greenhouse gases have done to our way of life.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s push for a Green New Deal is not just...
By shining a spotlight on what would normally be an internal process decision, Ocasio-Cortez has turned the Green New Deal Committee creation into a referendum on the populist progressive agenda.
Pro-environment groups spent millions on ‘green’ midterm candidates
Aside from the midterms, organizations are also funding pro-environment lobbying efforts. So far in 2018, $13.2 million has been spent for lobbying on environmental issues.
HAPPENING TODAY: Youth climate leaders to flood congressional offices to demand...
The movement calls for the creation of "climate plan in line with what science and justice demand."
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How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics
In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.
10 times as much of this toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes...
Did the chemical industry helped fashion EPA’s testing strategy?
Global military spending hits record $2.4 trillion amidst rising conflicts
As conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza intensify, world powers led by the US ramp up military expenditures, sparking debate over global security priorities and economic consequences.
Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.
Senators unveil landmark bill to ban junk food ads aimed at kids amid rising...
Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Peter Welch propose the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, targeting junk food advertisements to combat the escalating diabetes and obesity epidemic among children.