Tag: Confederates
Confederate-style states’ rights tantrums rise again—and will fall again to enlightened...
Either federalism determines “self-evident” human rights, or the Constitutional republic model turns farce, with 50 different state law clusters.
Foiled Trump goes full Confederate, names Mar-a-Lago the MAGA Whiter than White House
'No cause is truly lost when the Confederate flag still waves, when statues of freedom-fighters stand on every village green, and good white Christian nationalists reign supreme.'
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Trump turns on MAGA over Epstein files as transparency backlash grows
Trump once capitalized on Epstein conspiracy theories to galvanize his base. Now, facing demands for accountability, he lashes out at the very supporters who helped propel him back into power.
Sanders pushes ‘Pensions for All’ to confront corporate greed and America’s retirement crisis
With nearly half of older workers having no retirement savings, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces sweeping legislation to guarantee all Americans the same pension security enjoyed by members of Congress.
Vermont installs beaver-saving, flood-preventing device
Beaver deceivers are known to be "humane infrastructure designed to regulate water levels while allowing beavers to remain in place."
20 states sue Trump administration for ending FEMA disaster mitigation program
Democratic-led states say canceling the BRIC program violates federal law and endangers communities preparing for floods, fires, and other climate disasters.
House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in farm fertilizers
A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.