Critics of the United States’ student debt crisis took aim at loan corporation Sallie Mae on Friday after NBC News reported on a trip the company’s executives took over the summer “Sallie Mae's Hawaii Retreat While Millions Struggle to Repay Loans Bolsters Argument to 'Cancel All Student Debt,' Sanders Says”
Month: September 2020
'Sweet Justice': Juli Briskman, Who Lost Her Job After Flipping Off Trump, Unseats GOP Incumbent on County Board
On Tuesday, two years after she was fired over a viral photo of her giving President Donald Trump’s motorcade the middle finger in Sterling, Virginia, “'Sweet Justice': Juli Briskman, Who Lost Her Job After Flipping Off Trump, Unseats GOP Incumbent on County Board”
Dozens of Groups Urge California Gov. Gavin Newsom to 'Facilitate a Public Takeover of PG&E'
As the West Coast’s wildfire season continues, dozens of progressive organizations sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday urging the first-term Democrat to “Dozens of Groups Urge California Gov. Gavin Newsom to 'Facilitate a Public Takeover of PG&E'”
Bernie Sanders Goes to Bat for Baseball Players as MLB Proposes Terminating Minor League Teams
White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday implored Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. to reconsider a recently announced proposal to eliminate 42 “Bernie Sanders Goes to Bat for Baseball Players as MLB Proposes Terminating Minor League Teams”
A 'No-Brainer': Anti-Nuclear Movement Urges Trump to Accept Putin Offer to Renew START Treaty
The international anti-nuclear weapons group Global Zero is urging President Donald Trump to accept with open arms an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to “A 'No-Brainer': Anti-Nuclear Movement Urges Trump to Accept Putin Offer to Renew START Treaty”
Pelosi: Accusations against Biden don't disqualify him
Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Pelosi: “Pelosi: Accusations against Biden don't disqualify him”
Dem says he raised $1.6M for campaign in contested North Carolina district
Democrat Dan McCready announced Tuesday that he raised $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2019 for his bid to represent North Carolina’s contested 9th “Dem says he raised $1.6M for campaign in contested North Carolina district”
Buttigieg 'very intent' on fixing lack of diversity at campaign events
Democratic presidential candidate Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump “Buttigieg 'very intent' on fixing lack of diversity at campaign events”
Ex-Greenville mayor wins Dem primary in North Carolina, GOP candidates head to runoff
Click:Beach Shoes The Republican primary contest for the special election in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District is heading to a runoff as two physicians will “Ex-Greenville mayor wins Dem primary in North Carolina, GOP candidates head to runoff”
Democrats Urged to Reject $1.375 Billion for Trump Border Wall in Compromise Spending Bill
Immigrant rights advocates on Monday denounced Democrats for reportedly agreeing to $1.375 billion in funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall obsession and called on “Democrats Urged to Reject $1.375 Billion for Trump Border Wall in Compromise Spending Bill”