Tag: Ben Carson
Whole milk returns to school lunches reversing an Obama-era restriction
Since the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issued immediate guidance, the legislation allows schools to begin serving these options immediately.
Ben Carson: Fighting Trump’s war on the poor
Somehow a trillion-dollar tax giveaway is no issue for the deficit, but modest housing assistance for America's poorest people has to go.
Ben Carson’s redecoration of HUD is worse than you think
If we are to end poverty, the mindset that needs to change is theirs.
Federal judge approves affordable housing rule despite Ben Carson’s attempts to...
This is about schools and transportation and doctor visits and grocery stores that people want to be able to access to support their families.
Trump picks Ben Carson for dept of education
should Trump really take the steps to add ben Carson to his cabinet?
Top 5 Crazy Things Ben Carson Said About the Middle East...
Ben, we bloggers will all miss you, as will all the standup comedians.
The Five Worst Foreign Policy Moments of the GOP New Hampshire...
The New Hampshire GOP debate’s most charged moments may have been mostly on domestic issues, but, inevitably with this gang, war, torture and sundry mayhem did make an appearance.
Voter Asks Ben Carson: If You’re So Smart, Why Don’t You...
At his town hall meeting in Iowa City, Ben Carson was asked why he does not publicly accept climate change to which Carson replies climate science is “politicized.”
GOP Candidates Freaking Out About Grand Jury That Indicted Anti-Abortion Activists
All of them believe the jury made the wrong decision.
Recent Poll Shows Bernie Sanders Ranks Above all Republican Candidates
Bernie Sanders may still be behind Hillary Clinton, but he far outranks even the most popular Republican candidates.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies tally the trillions spent and the millions killed in the quarter century of war that followed September 11.