Tag: Congress
A report card on the American Project
Thirty years later, perhaps it’s time to assess just how well the United States has fulfilled the expectations President Bush articulated in 1990.
‘To protect our democracy,’ Tuesday night rallies planned in all 50...
"It's on us, the people, to protect our democracy. Congress will only act if we the people demand it."
When progressives in Congress let us down, we should push back
Rolling back key aspects of the military-industrial-surveillance complex cannot be accomplished without putting up a huge fight.
A bold plan to strengthen and improve social security is what...
In short, this is a well-considered bill that would accomplish good for current and future retirees. Congress should move on it.
Police don’t do a good job tracking hate crimes. A new...
A day after the FBI released its latest hate crime numbers, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights detailed the many problems with those statistics and what should be done to fix them.
GOP lawmakers disrupt impeachment hearing as more damaging details emerge about...
“It was pretty extraordinary. It really was an act of civil disobedience by Republicans”
Trump threatens to veto first-ever congressional action on “forever chemicals”
A handful of multibillion-dollar chemical companies have waged war on our bodies and our environment for nearly 70 years without our knowledge...
Trump administration’s attacks on science already surpass two Bush terms
Trump may have lauded the Apollo 11 mission, but his administration has launched more than 100 attacks on science.
Our post-carbon future depends on electric vehicles—our congress controls their economic...
There are a few competing electric vehicle-related bills kicking around Capitol Hill right now. One, a bipartisan bill aptly titled the Driving America...
If Donald Trump is the symptom…then what’s the disease?
The Donald caught the spirit of a moment in which both imperial and economic decline, however unacknowledged by the Washington political elite, had indeed begun.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).