Tag: president 2020
Biden still needs to earn our vote
"Earning our vote would create an accountability structure which to date has been avoided."
Obama insider confirms former president ready to back whoever wins 2020...
"...and whoever emerges from the primary process, I will work my tail off to make sure that they are the next president."
The most important idea of the presidential primary
Is it time for America to implement a robust wealth tax?
In search of a Green New Foreign Policy
To save ourselves and reduce the United States’ harmful global footprint, we need new thinking, new institutions, and a fundamental reordering of priorities.
Sanders at top of Greenpeace bold climate action scorecard; Biden at...
"Show us you have the mettle to take on the oil executives standing in the way of progress towards the green, prosperous future our country deserves.”
Will Biden’s dog whistles for racism catch up with him?
Denial of that reality could help him win the party’s nomination -- and then help Donald Trump get re-elected.
3 dark and disturbing reasons why Trump could win again
We can't underestimate the ability of the self-serving super-rich to convince millions of Americans that a surging stock market and a powerful military are essential to their livelihoods. All at the expense of jobs and health care and education.
From crime bill to Iraq War vote, Biden’s legislative history under...
Biden is also known for close ties to the financial industry and voting to authorize the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Bernie is not a wind sock
The Sanders campaign is a political opportunity unlike any we’ve seen in our lifetimes.
To ensure every vote counts, Elizabeth Warren says amend the Constitution...
"When you've got a government that works for the rich and it's not working nearly as well for anyone else, that's corruption, and we need to call it out plain and simple."
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The real evil empire may surprise you
Serving in (or thinking about) the U.S. military for 40 years.
One in ten Americans lives in a sinking city, new study finds
Groundbreaking research from Columbia University reveals that land beneath America’s largest cities is sinking—mostly due to groundwater extraction—posing a hidden but growing threat to infrastructure, flood safety, and climate resilience.
Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells
At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.
Texas voters reject far right school boards in sweeping backlash to book bans
Dozens of candidates who backed book censorship policies lost their seats in school board elections across Texas, signaling public fatigue with partisan attacks on students, educators, and libraries.
Millions would lose Medicaid under GOP cuts, says new CBO report
A nonpartisan analysis shows Republican efforts to slash Medicaid by $880 billion would strip healthcare from millions of low-income Americans in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.