Month: September 2020

Despite repeated assurances he would not do so, billionaire philanthropist and activist Tom Steyer—who has previously pledged his vast fortune to such causes as defeating the Keystone XL pipeline and mounting a national campaign demanding the impeachment of President Donald Trump—officially announced on Tuesday the launch of a 2020 campaign for the Democratic Party presidentialRead moreRead more

Court documents from the ACLU revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s war on immigrants continues unabated—the administration has for a year been flouting a court order to stop separating children from their parents at the border, resulting in the wrenching apart of at least 900 families.  The ACLU filed suit in San Diego Tuesday toRead moreRead more

Just before she unveiled a sweeping plan to transform America’s criminal justice system, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday highlighted a prime example of how that system caters to the interests of the rich and powerful. In a letter to the Justice Department, Warren, a Massachusetts senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, demanded to know whyRead moreRead more

Gun control advocates on Friday were outraged to learn of Walmart’s so-called plan to combat gun violence less than a week after 22 people were shot to death in one of its stores in El Paso, Texas—rather than ending its status as one of the largest purveyors of guns in the U.S., the corporation askedRead moreRead more

Champions of Greta Thunberg—and the 16-year-old climate activist herself—hit back against malicious right-wing bullies over the weekend as she called her Asperger’s syndrome diagnosis a “superpower” and her defenders said there is but one reason that people attack the person who has galvanized the global climate strike movement: they are afraid of her. “The bileRead moreRead more

Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE’s (D-Calif.) town hall Monday night on CNN got the network its highest ratings ever for such an event with an individualRead moreRead more

Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods (D) announced on Friday that he will not run for the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. Martha McSallyMartha Elizabeth McSallyGOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police No evidence of unauthorized data transfers by top Chinese drone manufacturer: study Senate Democratic campaign arm launches online hub aheadRead moreRead more

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE is reportedly working on possible nicknames for his potential 2020 Democratic challengers as the field of nominees continuesRead moreRead more

South Bend, Ind., mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE said in an interview Wednesday that it’s difficult to look at President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advancesRead moreRead more

Progressives beomaned the fact that the nation’s premiere political convention, Politicon, is once again placing hard-right figures like Jordan Peterson and Ann Coulter onstage with mainstream political commentators in a now-familiar move by the nation’s media and government elite that uses the event’s lineup to launder the extreme right.   “Politicon is a circus for godlessRead moreRead more