Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Tag: Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris and the legacy of black women running for president

Shirley Chisholm and other Black women have set their eyes on the Oval Office for 50 years. Now it’s within reach.

With Harris pick, Biden reaches out to young Black Americans

Harris joining up with Biden may have made the Democratic ticket more attractive to younger Black Americans, who now comprise what we define as a critical set of swing voters.

Harris and Ocasio-Cortez release climate equity bill to protect the most...

"Climate change represents not only the greatest threat to our species, but one of our greatest economic opportunities."

May the best presidential performer win!

No one else across the debates delivered Kamala Harris' smarts, tactical finesse or dramatic impact — an up-spirited, engaging candidate to match the petty, endless, tiresome perfidy of Trump.

Kamala Harris says she was a progressive prosecutor. Her record tells...

As Senator Kamala Harris rises in the early presidential polls, she is facing increasing scrutiny over her record as a prosecutor in...

Fighting words for a New Gilded Age – Democratic candidates are...

Candidate after candidate argued that the problems of the New Gilded Age will only get worse unless the nation restrains corruption and gives Americans a new square deal.

These 2020 candidates are the darlings of Wall Street. The numbers...

Even as these candidates vocally reject corporate America, their latest fundraising reports show corporate America hasn't rejected them.

Kamala Harris: Progressive prosecutor?

"Let's look at the bold ideas! And I'm eager that we have those discussions. And when we are able to defend the status quo let's do it, and when there's not merit to that, let's explore new ideas."

9 things to know about Kamala Harris

U.S. senator from California seeks to become first woman – and woman of color – elected president.

Senate Democrats hold 24-hour session to stop DeVos

If only one more Senate Republican can be turned against DeVos, she will not be confirmed.

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Fabrications, fraud and false accounting: how Deloitte helped Abramovich hide $10bn

The Big Four firm spent years fabricating corporate papers that helped the sanctioned oligarch conceal assets and dodge tax
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If Trumpism descends to grisly entertainment, why not hangings, guillotines, hungry lions, even burning...

Ready, Aim, Fire! with the latest culture of death stunt politics.
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Analysis estimates up to 12.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in public health coverage since...

The figure is a net enrollment change through mid-2026, and the author says some of the underlying exchange data are estimates
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UN and The Hague Confront Impunity for War Crimes

As King Abdullah of Jordan reminded the General Assembly, the UN and the world's governments have the means to enforce international law, if and when they choose to do so
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Fain wins second term as UAW president in unofficial count

Partial results show the incumbent with more than two-thirds of the vote, while about one in 10 eligible members returned ballots