Great Plains Farmers Push Back Against CO2 Pipelines Encroaching on Their Land
Farmers, ranchers, and other rural community members across five Great Plains states and Illinois — many of whom were previously sued by developers of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines wanting to build through their land — are finding their property, safety and livelihoods encroached upon yet again by corporations. This time, they’re coming […]
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Trump Is Raking in Millions of Dollars With Fascist Fundraising Emails
Donald Trump remains the highest-totaling fundraiser in the GOP, and experts say the fundraising emails fueling his political ambitions increasingly echo conspiracy theories and employ fascist rhetoric that appeals to the right’s worst impulses. Trump’s fundraising emails helped generate $378 millionYou can make small donations to the 2020 campaign. $110 million in the former president’s […]
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Liberal Double Standard: Ketanji vs. Kavanaugh
Liberal politicians and journalists are shameless. Their outrage at the treatment Supreme Court Justice-to be Ketanji Brown Jack is a clear sign of their shamelessness. It’s as if everyone has forgotten the smearing Brett Kavanaugh with unsubstantiated sexual accusations, including teenage gang-rape. The Washington Post editorial board was roundly roasted for claiming, “Republicans boast they […]
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Starbucks Workers Have Filed to Unionize 200 Stores
Starbucks workers have reached 200 stores that are now unionized this week. The union has increased the number of filings by more than 200 stores in just six weeks. As noted by More Perfect UnionThis milestone represents an acceleration in the union drive. The first 100 stores were able to file for unionization in a […]
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Jan. 6 Committee Finds Connections Between Militias & Rally Organizers
According to reports, evidence has been found by the House select committee investigating the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. there was coordination between two white supremacist militias during that event — and that those militias may have also coordinated with organizers of the “Stop the Steal” rally that proceeded […]
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A Third of DHS Law Enforcement Staff Have Experienced Sexual Harassment at Work
A new investigation shows that over a third of employees at law enforcement arms of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) say that they have experienced sexual harassment or sexual misconduct at work — and that officials have been trying to cover it up. According to documents obtained by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO)10.410 […]
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Gretchen Whitmer Sues to Block Michigan “Trigger” Law That Would Ban Abortion
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has filed a lawsuit directly to the state Supreme Court, arguing that an abortion “trigger law,” which would go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned, violates the state’s constitution. A 1931 law banning nearly all abortions in MichiganIf the U.S. Supreme Court later this year decides to repeal […]
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Biden’s Proposed Budget Leaves Out the Hyde Amendment — for Now
This story was first published at Prism. President Joe Biden’s 2023 budget proposalMarch 28th, without the 40-year-old restrictive clause known by the Hyde Amendment, was released. This is the second year Biden has removed the controversial amendment which denies coverage for abortion for Medicaid recipients. Public support for ending Hyde has reached an all-time high. […]
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Russian Airstrike Reportedly Kills 30+ at Train Station Used for Evacuations
A Russian missile attack on Friday reportedlyMore than 30 people were killed at a train station in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, where civilians fled the growing violence. Pavlo Kyrylenko is the regional governor for Donetsk. said in a statement that “thousands of people were at the station during the missile strike, as residents of Donetsk […]
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Explained – The UK’s new wind power strategy
The government has revealed its long-awaited strategy for energy this week. There is now a significant push for offshore wind power. Ministers believe the new plans can generate offshore wind power of up to 50 gigawatts by 2030. But why is the government still reluctant? Chris Lomas breaks down the government’s new wind power strategy.
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