Tag: 2020 presidential election
After DNC rejects climate debate, candidates discuss Green New Deal, environmental...
Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls took to the stage in New York City Wednesday night for a climate town hall hosted by CNN. The...
Elizabeth Warren adopts $3 trillion climate crisis plan, challenges all 2020...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced that she would adopt Gov. Jay Inslee's climate crisis plan and add in a $1 trillion in investments to help protect workers...
What are joint fundraising committees, and how are they helping Trump?
A Republican fundraiser in the Hamptons in early August featuring an appearance by President Donald Trump sold tickets for as much as $250,000.
NYT steers dems away from the obvious formula for defeating Trump
Thomas Edsall’s demographic analysis is almost always misleading (FAIR.org, 2/10/15, 10/9/15, 6/5/16, 3/30/18, 7/24/19)—and his latest column for the New York Times (8/28/19) is no exception.
New ‘dark money’ group devotes multi-million dollar budget to ads helping...
A new “dark money” group funded by secret donors plans to spend almost all of its $10.4 million budget on ads helping...
The primary contradiction: Corporate power vs. Progressive populism
For plutocrats, this summer has gotten a bit scary. Two feared candidates are rising. Trusted candidates are underperforming. The 2020 presidential election...
9 ways to stay sane during the primaries
As the presidential primaries get underway, it’s easy to get burnt out or overwhelmed by all the candidates and their platforms. Here...
On day one, the next president should declare a climate emergency
The next president should declare a Climate Emergency, which will give the president powers to act rapidly and decisively to confront the...
Substance over spectacle: How progressivism won the first two rounds of...
With the first two rounds of Democratic debates having passed, and with a long pause before the next round on ABC and Univision on September 12th (there may be two nights again, depending on how many candidates...
There’s nothing moderate about “moderates.” A primary example is Joe Biden.
The comedian George Carlin liked to marvel at oxymorons like “jumbo shrimp” and “military intelligence.” Now, as the race for the Democratic...
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Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.