Month: September 2020

Seated indoors and marching through the streets, climate justice campaigners marked the start of the summit known as COP24 with demands to end “business as usual” and for world leaders to commit to measures in line with the urgency of the climate crisis. “We’re on a fast road to suffering unless we act now,” saidRead moreRead more

Twenty days into President Donald Trump’s government shutdown, many federal employees are unable to mask their desperation as they miss paychecks and watch their rent, utility, and grocery bills pile up—and hundreds have turned to the public for help. “I’m never one to beg or ask for help but this is my only option,” wroteRead moreRead more

On the heels of a new study showing the federal government gave short shrift to Puerto Rico relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday delivered a speech on the island in which she blasted the Trump administration for its lack of respect and “cruelty” towards the Puerto RicanRead moreRead more

Critics on Tuesday said the joint decision by the U.S. and Israel to leave the United Nations’ organization dedicated to promoting peace and education speaks volumes about the two increasing isolated countries’ worldview, as they continue to defend ongoing attacks on the rights of Palestinians. Making official a decision that was announced in 2017, withRead moreRead more

An Arkansas Republican on Thursday condemned a right-leaning group over an advertisement in support of his campaign airing on radio stations in predominantly African-American areas in the state. Click Here: cd universidad catolica Rep. French HillJames (French) French HillHow lawmaker ties helped shape Fed chairman’s COVID-19 response Treasury has not disbursed B in airline support:Read moreRead more

Sen. Bob MenendezRobert (Bob) MenendezGOP’s Obama-era probes fuel Senate angst Government watchdog: ‘No evidence’ Pompeo violated Hatch Act with Kansas trips No time to be selling arms to the Philippines MORE (D-N.J.) holds a five-point lead over Republican challenger Bob Hugin in New Jersey’s Senate race, according to a new Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of PoliticsRead moreRead more

In just two weeks, what is being heralded as an “astonishingly strong” plan to create a Medicare for All system in the United States will be introduced in the U.S. House. With energized grassroots activists, more than 90 congressional co-sponsors, and public opinion all firmly on her side, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) announced on WednesdayRead moreRead more

Dozens of human rights groups and academics have signed on to an open letter (pdf) raising alarm about the European Union’s proposed Regulation on Preventing the Dissemination of Terrorist Content Online, warning that its call for Internet hosts to employ “proactive measures” to censor such content “will almost certainly lead platforms to adopt poorly understoodRead moreRead more

Calling for an end to years of delays and inaction as global warming continues to accelerate, over 30,000 young people signed on to an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit to allow a landmark youth climate lawsuit to proceed to trial. “I am so hyped to see how many other young people feel empowered toRead moreRead more

“You should have complete control of your data. It’s not oil. It’s not a commodity,” Sir Tim Berners-Lee charged ahead of an event celebrating the 30th birthday of the World Wide Web—his invention that created the internet as we know it. “The web is for everyone and collectively we hold the power to change it.Read moreRead more