Sanders allies endorse Texas candidate attacked by DCCC
By A progressive group allied with 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.) endorsed a Texas Democrat running in a crowded House primary on March 1, just days after House […]
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#KellyCards: Twitter Users Go Crazy With Kellyanne Conway's 'Unreal' Flashcards
In an interview on Fox News Wednesday night, presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway used flash cards to deny allegations that the Trump administration has colluded with Russia. “This is to help all the people at home,” Conway said, holding up her props. “What’s the conclusion? Collusion? No. We don’t have that yet. I see illusion and […]
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Barbara Lee Slams Paul Ryan for Killing Endless War Repeal 'In Dead of Night'
Just over two weeks after Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) succeeded in adding an amendment to the 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill that would have repealed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) reportedly killed the amendment late Tuesday night with no debate or discussion. Lee took to Twitter to denounce […]
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Anti-Trump Rallies Deliver Message to Trump: You're Not Welcome Here
Click:fashion clothes design software Protests in Youngstown, Ohio on Tuesday served as a counter-point to Donald Trump’s campaign-style rally in the working class town, telling the president that he was “not welcome,” has failed to fulfill his campaign promises, and is pushing a disastrous healthcare bill. Trump’s rally at the Covelli Centre (located in a […]
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Anti-Choice States Are Worse for Women and Children, Says Study
A new study challenges the conservative idea that abortion restrictions are put in place by legislators who simply want to protect women’s health and safety. The Center for Reproductive Rights and Ibis Reproductive Health find (pdf) that states with the most restrictions to abortion access tend to have laws that put other healthcare services out […]
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Keystone XL Foes Vow to Put Their Bodies on the Line to Protect the Planet
As Nebraska’s Keystone XL pipeline hearings came to a close on Thursday, Indigenous tribes and environmentalists vowed to put their “bodies on the line” to stop a project they have argued would be a “disaster for people, wildlife, and the planet.” “As the state of Nebraska stands poised to make a potentially life-altering decision about […]
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In Support of Eight Arrested for Toppling Durham Statue, Hundreds Turn Themselves In
More than 200 Durham, North Carolina residents stood outside a jail on Thursday, attempting to turn themselves in for the removal of the city’s Confederate Soldiers Monument—to protest the arrests of eight people who have been accused of dismantling the monument. The group chanted, “Thank you, we love you,” in support of those who were […]
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Outside Trump's White House, Dreamers Vow to 'Fight Like Hell' to Defend DACA
Undocumented young people and immigrant rights advocates gathered outside the White House Friday afternoon, responding to reports that President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that offers some protections to undocumented youth. Tweets about #DefendDACA OR #HereToStay Through the Obama-era program, undocumented immigrants who arrived in the […]
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Nobel Prize Winners Name Trump and His 'Ignorance' as Top Threats to World Population
Along with nuclear war and climate change, President Donald Trump has made the list of what Nobel Laureates consider to be major risks to the world population. In a survey of 50 Nobel Prize winners in the sciences, medicine, and economics, more than a third of the respondents said damage to the environment brought about […]
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Your Worst Fears About Fox News Are Confirmed By New Study
Fox News Channel has been recognized since its inception in 1996, when it was established by Republican operative Roger Ailes, as a right-leaning news source. But a new study published in the American Economic Review shows just how influential the channel is when it comes to changing viewers’ minds, causing them to shift to the […]
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