Tag: Biden administration
‘I cannot be quietly complicit’: Biden official resigns over Gaza assault
"I cannot represent an administration that does not value all human life equally."
Biden bypasses Congress to expedite arms sales to Israel amid Gaza...
Administration's move to fast-track defense equipment to Israel raises ethical and legal questions amidst ongoing conflict.
Echoes of conscience: Jewish communities rally for an immediate Gaza cease-fire
Unity in protest: Jewish communities rally for justice and peace in Gaza.
Dubai is a fitting host for the climate circus
A host nation that promises progress but relies on regressive policies is revealing just how seriously fossil fuel interests have coopted UN climate talks.
U.S. arms transfers to Israel: over 70,000 weapons since 1950
A detailed report unveils the extent of U.S. military aid to Israel, spotlighting the profound implications of this support on the longstanding conflict in Gaza.
Under proposed Biden rule, companies could lease public lands for conservation...
“They have a chance to get it done, but they’re going to have to move fast.”
Biden announces new student debt cancellation plan
This plan will eliminate student debt for near 20 million Americans and reduce debt for another 43 million people.
Biden says climate crisis is an emergency, but doesn’t declare one
“Climate change is literally an existential threat to our nation and to the world.”
Biden considers declaring climate emergency after Manchin frustrates climate agenda
"This is an important moment. There is probably nothing more important for our nation and our world than for the United States to drive a bold, energetic transition in its energy economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy."
Under pressure to act, Biden to sign executive order on abortion...
The president's order excludes certain actions that progressives have demanded, such as authorizing the use of federal lands to set up abortion clinics in Republican-led states.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.