Tag: Barack Obama
Climate crisis made worse by presidential mis-leadership throughout this century
This dereliction of consistent misleadership has put the planet on a dangerous path of climate crisis.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 10
"How much perjury is too much perjury from a Supreme Court nominee?"
Joe Arpaio tells CNN that Obama’s birth certificate was phony and...
CNN let AZ Senate candidate Arpaio have airtime to push false birther claims, but will they give time to Democratic primary candidates?
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director announces resignation
Richard Cordray has become the latest high-ranking U.S. official to step aside in frustration with the Trump administration.
All 5 living former U.S. Presidents come together for Harvey relief...
“As former presidents, we wanted to help our fellow Americans begin to recover.”
Rare setback for the GOP assault on Obama-era regulations
President Trump has already signed 13 repeal measures since assuming office.
Yes, Obama’s $400,000 speech is a problem
What’s to be done? Run candidates who have no interest in flattering the ultra-wealthy or becoming wealthy themselves.
The drastic effects of Donald Trump’s reversal of Obama-era climate regulations
Under Trump the emissions will rise, and so will the damage to future generations.
Obama from the rearview mirror
The resistance to Trump needs to be combined with a call for a new direction that embraces bold reforms.
Examining Trump’s wiretap claim
It is the responsibility of the politician making a claim to provide information to support it. But Trump has failed to do so.
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Former Sanders delegates vote to relaunch Bernie Delegates Network for 2019
“We could not have predicted the level of overwhelming support we received for continuing the Bernie Delegates Network – we’re thrilled! The results showed people’s appreciation for a mechanism that values their input and determination."
Trump administration auctions off 150,000 acres of public land for fossil-fuel extraction
Despite the fact that the federal government's own report shows that oil and gas production on public land contributes significantly to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the Trump administration continue to push on expanding its use.
Everything that rises must converge: AOC and Bernie Sanders chart the course to a...
With a continued willingness to listen to and learn from activists and explain their ideas to voters, these new leaders, along with the few true progressives in Congress like Senator Sanders who were traditionally kept out of the conversation, could build the kind of left that the United States and the world desperately needs.
You are stealing our future: Greta Thunberg, 15, condemns the world’s inaction on climate...
"We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people. Thank you."
Wall Street, banks, and angry citizens
The inequality gap on a planet growing more extreme.
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