Thursday, November 21, 2024

Tag: President Biden

Biden’s broken promise to avoid war with Russia may kill us...

On March 11, 2022, President Biden reassured the American public and the world that the United States and its NATO allies were...

President Biden issues executive order pardoning federal offenses of simple marijuana...

The executive order will "pardon more than 6,500 individuals convicted of the offense and thousands more through pardons under Washington D.C. law."

Biden signs sweeping climate bill: What the Inflation Reduction Act means...

The package invests an estimated $437 billion in climate change prevention and energy security, as well as cost reductions for health insurance and prescription drugs.

‘Keep fighting’: Schumer ‘making progress’ on canceling student debt

"Write, call, email," urged the Democratic leader, who said President Joe Biden is "more open" to the proposal than ever before.

Is Joe Biden right that the Russians are committing genocide in...

President Biden admitted that he is making an argument from the gut when he says this, and that jurists of international law will make the final determination.

Taking aim at billionaire tax avoiders, Biden proposes minimum tax for...

After ProPublica's Secret IRS Files showed how the richest avoid taxes — often by minimizing income and relying on their wealth — the Biden administration unveiled a plan that could raise hundreds of billions in tax revenues. Its fate is uncertain.

US bans Russian oil but activists want broader break with fossil...

Phasing out the consumption of fossil fuels is seen as critical in both the fight against the climate crisis and the violence of petrostates.

Reflections from the netherworld

Advice from JFK to President Biden.

U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan could be deadlier than 20 years of...

The collective punishment of Afghans is hideously wrong -- and the Biden administration can ease it with the stroke of a pen.

Even this Biden-voting billionaire ignores the full downsides of obscene fortunes

Tax reforms must address willful blindness about the menace of concentrated wealth.

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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.

Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’

Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.

Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget

Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.

Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...

Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.

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.