Tag: Democrats
Pelosi and McConnell: Cranking up bipartisan madness for NATO
Only public education, activism, protests and a wide range of political organizing have the potential to disrupt and end the reflexive support for NATO in Washington.
While McConnell tries to rush Green New Deal vote, Senate Democrats...
"This is about our lives, and this should not be partisan. Science should not be partisan."
With help of Democrats, regulators move to gut ‘last line of...
"We are barely a decade from the greatest fiasco of financial over-leveraging in history, and we are already unlearning its most obvious lessons."
Democratic winning strategy; positive, constructive, message, take the offensive
The time is ripe for Democrats to step into this void of presidential and Congressional action and take charge.
Lots of F’s for these D’s: Report card shows majority of...
"A disappointing number of Democrats have buried their heads in the sand and helped Trump and Mitch McConnell to pack the courts with judges representing the far-right fringe of the country."
A necessary voice: Ilhan Omar must not be silenced
Representative Omar has only held office for two months and not only faces attacks from within her own party, but also what amounts to a campaign of incitement launched by the right.
Joe Biden on the relaunch pad: He’s worse than you thought
Whether Biden can win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination will largely depend on how many voters don’t know much about his actual record.
House passes HR 1 – a sweeping anti-corruption bill to get...
“HR 1 restores the people’s faith that government works for the public interest, the people’s interest, not the special interest.”
Pressure is on: Activists push Congress extra hard to support new...
"Now we need to push lawmakers extra hard to support the new legislation before the lobbyists get to them."
The big obstacle for Bernie isn’t DNC rigging’ – it’s media...
We must confront those corporate media forces while vastly strengthening independent progressive media work of all kinds.
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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.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.