Month: October 2020

As peaceful prayer camps grow in North Dakota against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, demonstrators in Washington, D.C. are marching and chanting in solidarity while a U.S. federal court hears arguments regarding the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s motion to halt pipeline construction. “This is just one battle. Regardless of the outcome, we hold our headsRead moreRead more

Exactly how many retired generals will it take to win the U.S. presidency in 2016? On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced how 95 former generals and admirals have given the Democratic candidate their support. Just a day prior, Donald Trump came up just a bit shorter when his campaign touted a letter signed by 88Read moreRead more

In what is being hailed as “a remarkably important development,” the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly launched an investigation into whether Exxon Mobil deliberately deceived investors over the long-term value of its fossil fuel assets in light of the climate crisis. #exxonknew Tweets  Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Wall Street JournalRead moreRead more

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday rejected three nuclear disarmament cases filed by the Marshall Islands against the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and India, on the grounds that the court does not have the jurisdiction to handle them. The ICJ, the United Nations’ highest court, ruled 9-8 the plaintiffs did not prove that aRead moreRead more

Toxic air pollution poses an “enormous” risk to children worldwide, according to a new report from UNICEF released Monday. In fact, the analysis finds that indoor and outdoor air pollution is a major contributing factor in the deaths of around 600,000 children under age five every year, with almost one in seven of the world’sRead moreRead more

A majority of American voters in a new poll say gun control is one of many “important factors” when they cast their ballots. Sixty-one percent told Gallup pollsters that they consider gun control to be an important factor, up from 54 percent in 2015.  Twelve percent in the new survey said gun control is not a majorRead moreRead more

Rep. Ted PoeLloyd (Ted) Theodore PoeSheila Jackson Lee tops colleagues in House floor speaking days over past decade Senate Dem to reintroduce bill with new name after ‘My Little Pony’ confusion Texas New Members 2019 MORE (R-Texas) said Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2018, becoming the third Texas Republican in the last weekRead moreRead more

In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. government began creating what has now become an “unprecedented buildup” of secret laws, and even the recent public backlash against them has not stopped widespread use of covert rules that impact Americans’ everyday lives without their knowledge, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice.Read moreRead more

Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Saturday it will participate in electoral recounts in Wisconsin—where such an effort was officially initiated on Friday—as well as in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who has raised more than $5 million toward the effort, filed for a recount in Wisconsin on Friday afternoon, just ahead ofRead moreRead more

As U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) urges the president-elect “to heed the views of progressives,” protests continue in cities across the U.S. on Saturday, with participants driven by “outrage and fear” over Donald Trump’s electoral victory. Describing the continued demonstrations, the New York Times writes that “a national resistance among liberal activists and others whoRead moreRead more