Tag: Washington DC
Judge rules Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington, DC, illegal
Federal court finds the president “acted contrary to law” after sending thousands of troops to patrol the capital amid falling crime rates.
Trump calls critics ‘enemy within’ as generals told to target American...
In a speech to nearly 800 generals at Quantico, Trump described journalists as “sleazebags,” called Democratic-run cities “unsafe,” and urged troops to use them as “training grounds.”
Trump threatens Chicago with federal takeover despite falling crime
Democrats decry a “manufactured crisis” as the White House touts a post-DC crackdown and eyes Chicago, despite data showing declining violent crime.
DC sues Trump administration over attempted takeover of city police
District leaders warn of unprecedented assault on home rule as lawsuit seeks to block federal seizure of MPD.
Judge deals latest blow to Big Oil in DC climate fraud...
Fossil fuel defendants in climate liability lawsuits keep losing in their bids to keep cases in federal courts.
‘We’re not going away!’ nonviolent protest over voting rights ends with...
“We’re saying across this country, it’s time for people... to march on these Senate offices,” declared Rev. William Barber.
What happened to the impeachment march in D.C.?
For the left, controversy in the organization and lead-up to rallies and marches isn't new – but this was something else.
Top 10 states leading the renewable energy revolution
Clean energy growth was under way long before Trump's ascendance, and will continue long afterward.
VICTORY: Washington DC Raises Minimum Wage to $15
Several other cities have passed minimum wage laws, promising to have a minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2020 or 2021.
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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...
A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.
The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war
The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization
Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.