'The Trend Is Unmistakable': New Analysis Shows Heat Records Broken Twice as Often as Cold Ones
A new analysis revealed Tuesday that over the past two decades heat records across the United States have been broken twice as often as cold ones—underscoring experts’ warnings about the increasingly dangerous consequences of failing to dramatically curb planet-warming emissions.…
Sanders Campaign Unveils 'Gold-Standard' Blueprint for Combating Sexual Harassment and Discrimination on 2020 Campaign
Four months after meeting with former staffers to discuss their negative experiences while working on his 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled new guidelines that his 2020 team will follow to combat inequality, discrimination, and sexual harassment. The Guardian…
Bottas let win ‘slip through his fingers’ – Brawn
Click:Round Tea Packaging Machine F1 director of motorsports Ross Brawn believes Vallteri Bottas will have been kicking himself after Sunday’s Tuscan Grand Prix after letting a win “slip through his fingers” at Mugello. Bottas was beaten to pole by a…
Democrats retake Illinois governorship with Pritzker win
Billionaire Democrat J.B. Pritzker has defeated incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) to become the next governor of Illinois in one of the most closely watched gubernatorial races in the country. Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, poured millions of dollars of…
Sanders on 2020 White House bid: 'We're looking at it'
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) said on Sunday that his team…
'Absurdly Craven': McConnell Pursues New Nuclear Option on Judges, Enraging Progressives
Senate Republicans will be able to fill the nation’s federal courts with conservative justices even more rapidly under a new rule change proposed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, infuriating progressives. McConnell’s latest salvo in the battle over the courts is…
Private Health Insurance Stocks 'In Free Fall' as Medicare for All Gains Momentum
With comprehensive Medicare for All legislation now introduced in both chambers of Congress and bolstered by surging grassroots support, health insurance stocks are “crumbling” as investors grow increasingly fearful that single-payer could eventually become a reality. “Together, the shares of…
'Radical Agents of Physical and Social Chaos': Campaigners Target Big Banks Over Destructive Fossil Fuel Projects
Click:vanilla gift card Environmental campaigners this week are pressuring a pair of big banks to stop pouring billions of dollars per year into destructive fossil fuel projects that drive the global climate crisis. “Bankers are acting as radical agents of…
Green Groups Say Trump EPA Backing Monsanto's Claim Glyphosate Not a Health Threat 'Completely Ignores Science'
Environmentalists swiftly slammed the Trump administration Tuesday for reaffirming the federal government’s position that the world’s most widely used herbicide poses no threat to public health—despite other global experts tying it to cancer. After conducting a safety review of the…
In Show of 'Breathtaking Cruelty,' Trump White House Unveils Plan That Would Evict Tens of Thousands of Children From Public Housing
Using the federal agency that oversees public housing to wage its latest attack on immigrants, the Trump administration has proposed a rule that critics warn would result in tens of thousands of children being evicted from their homes. Weeks after…