Friday, April 26, 2024

Tag: President Joe Biden

Senate Democrats call on Biden to pardon all federal nonviolent marijuana...

“Our country’s cannabis policies must be completely overhauled, but you have the power to act now.”

How to meet America’s climate goals: 5 policies for Biden’s next...

Together they would reassure the world that the United States can honor its climate commitments.

Ahead of COP26, top Biden appointees pushing natural gas are undermining...

The Biden administration’s commitment to natural gas, also known as fossil gas, isn’t a commitment to reaching net-zero by 2050, says a researcher at Global Witness; it’s a promise to the oil and gas industry that they’re still in control. As a major climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, approaches, the Biden administration must urgently change course on fossil gas.

Manchin has received $1.5 million from corporate interests attacking Biden agenda:...

Large corporations “have given Senator Manchin over a million reasons to avoid paying their fair share,” said Accountable.US president Kyle Herrig.

“People vs. Fossil fuels’’: Winona Laduke & mass protests call on...

“’We’re going to have Indigenous Peoples’ Day, but we’re still going to smash you in northern Minnesota and smash the rest of the country.’”

Biden gives Democrats a green light to weaken the filibuster for...

“Do it, Democrats,” said one progressive organizer.

Pfizer CEO—Biden’s ‘good friend’—is privately working to tank drug price reforms

Pfizer’s chief executive Albert Bourla is reportedly urging his employees to fight Democrats’ plan to let Medicare directly negotiate drug prices.

To avert failure, Biden should listen to the “radicals” – not...

The Biden administration will fail unless he listens to voices of change, even Schumer’s, rather than corporate voices urging timidity.

Now close Gitmo, too

Biden is right to end the forever war in Afghanistan. Now he needs to close the forever prison that it built.

Biden’s revenge: Fueling ‘madness of militarism’

The president’s pledge of revenge in Afghanistan was a prelude to yet another episode of what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madness of militarism.”

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Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...

An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.

Trump faces contempt charges over gag order violations

In a contentious courtroom showdown, former President Donald Trump may face criminal contempt charges as he's accused of flouting a judicial gag order, casting a spotlight on his ongoing legal battles.

UK sets new standard as renewables outpace fossil fuels in power generation

For the first time, wind energy leads the charge in the UK's power grid, marking a pivotal shift towards cleaner, sustainable electricity amid global environmental concerns.
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The case against RFK Jr.

Would RFK Junior be just another crackpot in the growing pool of fringe politicians?

How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics

In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.