Tag: Congress
Elizabeth Warren: ‘Equifax can’t be trusted’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren asserted that Equifax could not be trusted while urging Congress to pass legislation imposing massive, mandatory penalties for security breaches from credit reporting agencies.
Student massacre survivors teach the country a lesson
They are embracing one of the strongest currents in United States history: the tradition of youth activism. And they are credited with getting the nation to its tipping point.
Next stage of Net Neutrality conflict begins
We need to continue to build power to ensure Internet access is seen as a human right and a tool of free speech with equal access for all.
It’s time to stop gun violence: Gun control now
Sign the petition and mandate Congress pass common sense gun control now.
Gun control after Parkland: Student survivors lead the way
Undeterred, the students are on the move. They are organizing a march on the nation's capital and in cities around the country, on March 24.
Elizabeth Warren criticizes Sessions on his one-year anniversary as AG
In the speech, Sen. Warren openly refers to Sessions as a “racist” and his policies as “bigotry.”
As Congress feeds the merchants of death, the people must divest
If neither major political party will stand up to this status quo, what can be done?
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The U.S. already spends more on military than the next seven countries – China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the U.K., India, France, and Japan – combined.
The stateless of the union: Trump’s war on immigrants
The opening words of the U.S. Constitution are "We the People." Far more powerful than any single president, it is that collective force that will save us.
The Pentagon’s plan for never-ending war
We desperately need a new real security strategy, and a revolt against endless war to give it traction.
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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.
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.
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.
Nuclear reactors stoke the climate they claim to cool
Heatwaves force European reactors offline while solar keeps the lights on.
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."