Kathy Kraninger—the White House budget official and Mick Mulvaney “flunky” who President Donald Trump nominated to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—has zero relevant experience “Did Trump's Pick for Consumer Agency Help 'Lock Immigrant Children Up in Cages'? Senators Demand Answers”
Month: September 2020
Global Climate Movement Celebrates as Ireland Set to Become First Country to Fully Divest From Fossil Fuels
Climate activists across the globe celebrated Thursday after the lower house of the Irish legislature passed a divestment bill with support from all parties, effectively “Global Climate Movement Celebrates as Ireland Set to Become First Country to Fully Divest From Fossil Fuels”
EPA Ethics Chief Calls for Probes of Pruitt as Emails Show "Open-Door Policy" With Industry Lobbyists
As the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) polluter-friendly deregulatory agenda continues under the Trump administration, emails obtained by the Washington Post illustrate the cozy relationships between “EPA Ethics Chief Calls for Probes of Pruitt as Emails Show "Open-Door Policy" With Industry Lobbyists”
Celebrations as Baltimore Set to Become First Major American City to Outlaw Water Privatization
Human rights advocates and union workers are celebrating as Baltimore is poised to become the first major American city to amend its charter to bar “Celebrations as Baltimore Set to Become First Major American City to Outlaw Water Privatization”
Trump boasts he went '5 for 5' in Tuesday's elections
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat “Trump boasts he went '5 for 5' in Tuesday's elections”
Bannon announces pro-Trump movie, operation team ahead of midterms: report
Former White House chief strategist Steve BannonStephen (Steve) Kevin BannonFormer Trump adviser Jason Miller to join reelection campaign GOP lawmaker calls on Senate to confirm “Bannon announces pro-Trump movie, operation team ahead of midterms: report”
Hottest July Ever Recorded in United States: California's Death Valley Busts Own Record
Amid predictions that the year could go down as one of the warmest on the books, Death Valley, California just beat its own record for “Hottest July Ever Recorded in United States: California's Death Valley Busts Own Record”
Not Saying the Words "John McCain" Is Least Vile Thing About Trump's Signing of $717 Billion Military Spending Bill
The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) President Donald Trump signed into law during a jingoistic ceremony at Fort Drum on Monday authorizes $22 billion “Not Saying the Words "John McCain" Is Least Vile Thing About Trump's Signing of $717 Billion Military Spending Bill”
To Force Billionaires Off Welfare, Sanders Tax Would Make Corporations Fund 100% of Public Assistance Their Low-Paid Workers Receive
Amazon CEO and world’s richest man Jeff Bezos makes more money in ten seconds than his company’s median employee makes in an entire year, and “To Force Billionaires Off Welfare, Sanders Tax Would Make Corporations Fund 100% of Public Assistance Their Low-Paid Workers Receive”
Trump's Space Force Would Cost $13 Billion and the Air Force Wants 70 New Squadrons, But 'How You Gonna Pay For It?'
When it comes to progressive proposals aimed at social well-being, the associated costs are always the first explanation for why such efforts are either unrealistic “Trump's Space Force Would Cost $13 Billion and the Air Force Wants 70 New Squadrons, But 'How You Gonna Pay For It?'”