As Saudis Say Bombings of Yemeni Children Mere 'Mistakes,' Growing Calls for US to Stop Fueling Atrocities
After the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition issued a statement on Saturday calling its deadly bombing of a Yemeni school bus “unjustified” and claiming it was the result of mere “mistakes,” human rights groups and progressive lawmakers ramped up calls for the…
Healthy Babies at Risk, Warn Experts, as Trump Fearmongering Drives Immigrant Families Off Nutrition Assistance Program
Three months after President Donald Trump proposed penalizing immigrants for using public assistance programs, families appear to have received his message loud and clear—likely risking the health of young immigrant children across the country. As Politico reported on Monday, providers…
Threatening to Subpoena New Attorney General, Democrats Demand Recusal of 'Political Lackey' Matthew Whitaker
Democratic lawmakers on Sunday demanded assurances from the Justice Department that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will recuse himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, calling a failure to do so a clear…
Gillum: Trump, DeSantis have done everything they can to undermine FBI
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (Fla.) on Wednesday said his opponent, Rep. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of convention DeSantis pushing to host Republican National Convention in Florida Florida bars and theaters to reopen starting Friday,…
The year the party machines broke
2018 marks the demise of the big-city Democratic machine. For centuries, those storied machines dominated America’s largest cities, driving volunteers through neighborhoods and delivering voters to the polls. ADVERTISEMENTBut for the last several years, those machines have come under intense…
Former DNC chairman: Dems would win House by up to 25 seats if midterms held today
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Ed Rendell said he expects the Democratic Party to take back the House with as many as 25 seats this year if their performance holds or improves before November’s midterm elections. In an interview with AM 970 The…
Phasing out primary batteries will go against Green Deal
Credit: Syda Productions, Adobe Stock SPONSORED CONTENT FROM European Portable Batteries Association Phasing out primary batteries will go against Green Deal Raise standards instead of phasing out primary batteries, say industry experts By Hans Craen, secretary general, European Portable Batteries…
Canadians Are Trying To Extend Patio Season By Stocking Up On Outdoor Heaters
TORONTO — As the weather gets cooler and COVID-19 cases start to surge again, more and more Canadians are looking to extend patio season by adding a heater to their outdoor space. The demand for patio heaters has risen so…
'We Changed Albany Forever': Cuomo Defeats Nixon, But Progressives Crush GOP-Collaborating Democrats in New York
Though New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo overcame progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon in Thursday night’s gubernatorial primary, he is likely to face a fundamentally transformed state legislature when he returns to office after many of his fellow GOP-collaborating corporate Democrats were…
Fifty-Thousand Come Together in Germany to Defend Ancient Forest and Fight Coal
More than 50,000 people from across Europe gathered near the Hambacher Forest in western Germany on Saturday to defend the area from the expansion of coal-fired energy and demand much more ambitious climate action. According to Greenpeace, one of the…