US oil-linked pressure group attacks EU green policies, breaks lobbying rules
It appears that Consumer Choice Center’s activity puts it in breach of EU transparency rules, which require lobbyists to declare their activities on the EU Transparency Register.
‘Victory for Julian”: UK blocks WikiLeaks founder Assange extradition to US on espionage charges
While the decision is a “very significant victory” for Assange, the judge has largely sided with the U.S. prosecution.
Rights groups demand Biden reverse Trump immigration changes as COVID surges in ICE jails
This comes as more than half of ICE’s immigration detention centers are currently reporting coronavirus outbreaks.
Trump’s failed coronavirus response Part 2
There was no national response. No national standards. Governors and mayors haphazardly closed businesses and schools.
Native American voters get boost in North Dakota
After a lengthy legal fight, state and tribal officials reach settlement over ID law
100+ lawmakers demand moratorium on utility shutoffs to ensure access to services ‘essential to...
“There is absolutely no excuse left for Congress to exclude basic human needs from the next coronavirus stimulus package, or in general,” said Food & Water Action’s Rianna Eckel.
Handling—and mishandling—the Iran nuclear program
Biden’s reign of (unforced) error and Trump’s anti-Iran Jihad.
The Stock Market Is Getting Harder to Rig
The U.S. economy is in sad shape. Yet, corporate media tries to explain the recent stock market decline, which erased $2.1 trillion in the market value of stocks and in the pockets of Americans’ retirement savings, so logically.
Our billionaires are blasting off. Good riddance!
We don’t need billionaires out to “conquer space.” We need to conquer inequality.
Climate disasters in 2019 cost billions, report finds
“2019 was not the new normal. The world’s weather will continue to become ever-more extreme and people around the world will continue to pay the price.”