Tag: defense secretary
Why Jeh Johnson would be a better defense secretary than Michèle...
The dilemma facing Joe Biden: As he chooses between three bad options for Secretary of Defense, CODEPINK thinks Jeh Johnson is the least dangerous candidate.
Rejecting Michèle Flournoy, progressives demand Biden pick Pentagon chief ‘untethered’ from...
"The power progressives hold must be wielded now before it's too late, before Flournoy is crowned and the U.S. slips further into decline..."
Secretary of Defense opposes invoking Insurrection Act, a rebuke to President...
"The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations—we are not in one of those situations now."
Trump’s defense secretary cites climate change as national security challenge
James Mattis’ unpublished testimony before a Senate panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or minimize.
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Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opposes raising $7.25 minimum wage despite millions living in...
Bessent links wage policies to state decisions while critics warn of deepening inequality.
Survivors of deadly LA wildfires demand accountability for Big Oil’s role in fueling climate...
Victims, scientists, and legal experts unite to hold fossil fuel companies criminally responsible.
Democrats have a massive opportunity as a pure opposition party
If they want to win, Democrats should view themselves not as the minority—but as the opposition.
3M knew firefighting foams were toxic for decades, documents reveal
Revelations show 3M misled the public about PFAS chemicals’ dangers, contributing to global contamination.
The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.