Ocasio-Cortez Gathers Support for Bill to Overrule Supreme Court’s EPA Decision
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is gathering support in the House for a bill aimed at overturning a recent Supreme Court decision ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is limited in its authority to regulate carbon emissions — a decision that could have devastating consequences for the climate. Ocasio-Cortez appeared earlier in the month […]
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If Trump Wins in 2024, Christian Nationalism Could Reign Supreme in Government
In the Movie Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, evil Emperor Palpatine transmits a message to all stormtrooper commanders: “Execute Order 66.” Immediately, the troopers begin slaughtering Jedi wherever they find them, and the massacre spans the galaxy. Only a few Jedi managed to escape, Yoda being the only one. The Jedi have effectively ceased […]
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A Company Flees Illinois for Florida, Showing Red States’ Appeal
In late June, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker traveled to New Hampshire to be the keynote speaker at New Hampshire’s Democratic Party state convention. Officially, he was there to “help other Democratic governors get elected” and to lobby for Chicago as the site of the party’s 2024 presidential convention. Unofficially, there was buzz that Pritzker […]
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As Monkeypox Spreads, US Vaccine Access Is Pitifully Inadequate
Nearly 17,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in 75 countries. The World Health Organization has declared the spread of the disease a global emergency. Despite nearly 3,000 cases being reported in 44 states, the U.S. has not declared a public emergency. New York alone has reported over 900 cases. Due to a shortage of vaccines, […]
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As Texas Grid Falters, Energy Advocates Urge Biden to Declare Climate Emergency
Texas energy and environmental analysts and advocates are urging President Joe Biden to formally declare a state of climate emergency in order to shore up the state’s precarious grid. Biden made modest steps to address the climate crisis at Somerset’s closed coal-fired power station. However, he did not declare a national emergency. Such a declaration […]
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Secret Service Agents Who Tried to Sink Hutchinson Testimony Refuse to Testify
Top Secret Service agents who tried. undermine former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the Jan. 6 committee have hired private lawyers and are refusing to cooperate with the investigation, members of the panel said over the weekend. Hutchinson was a top aide for Mark Meadows, the former White House chief-of-staff. testified last month […]
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Liz Cheney Says Jan. 6 Committee Could Subpoena Ginni Thomas
The House select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol building — as well as attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results — may subpoena Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a far right activist and the wife of a sitting Supreme Court justice. Vice chair of the […]
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Federal Agency Staffers Call for Manchin to Be Stripped of His Chairmanship
As President Joe Biden’s climate agenda languishes at the Senate, federal agency staffers and congressional office personnel have a message to send: Make sure that Sen. Joe Manchin, a fossil fuel industry ally, is held accountable for blocking legislative progress. In a letter First reported by The Lever on Monday, 165 staffers from federal health […]
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Starmer pledges ‘pragmatic’ approach to nationalisation
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to take a “pragmatic” approach to nationalisation of key industries in a speech made today. Following a speech in Liverpool this morning, Starmer insisted that his approach to state ownership of rail, energy and water was a “pragmatic approach rather than an ideological one.” He said he “agree[s] […]
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Federal Minimum Wage Hasn’t Been Raised in 13 Years
Marking the 13-year anniversary of the last federal minimum wage increase in the U.S. — a meager boost from $5.15 to $7.25 in 2009 — progressive campaigners on Sunday urged congressional Democrats to make another push to raise the national pay floor as inflation continues to diminish workers’ purchasing power. “Today is a sad anniversary […]
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