Two former campaign managers for Mitt Romney and Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE are starting a new initiative to prevent further…
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US Doctor Group Demands Price Controls for Out-of-Control Drug Industry
The American College of Physicians (ACP), a group of 143,000 internal medicine doctors, on Tuesday published a position paper calling on the government to do more to regulate the skyrocketing costs of pharmaceutical drugs. The article, written by the ACP’s Health and Public Policy Committee and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, notes that…
NC Faces Costs of Codifying Hate as DOJ Issues Warning Over Anti-LGBTQ Law
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday that North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ legislation violates federal civil rights, warning the state that it is in danger of losing federal funding if it does not repeal the law. In a letter (pdf) to Governor Pat McCrory, DOJ civil rights chief Vanita Gupta said that the state’s recently…
Who Runs Strongest Against Trump? 'That Candidate is Me,' Says Sanders
Bernie Sanders acknowledged in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday that he faces “a hard path” to win the Democratic presidential nomination—but maintained that he’s up to the challenge, asserting that “the people in every state in this country have the right to vote for the agenda that they want.” “It’s not unrealistic,”…
BP-Sponsored 'Sunken Cities' Show Provokes Museum-Climbing Climate Protest
London’s British Museum was shut down on Thursday after Greenpeace activists scaled its columns to call on the museum to drop BP’s sponsorship for a “blockbuster” exhibit—about flooded cities. “Sunken cities aren’t a thing of the past, they are happening now. And if BP gets its way, they could come to define our future.”—Greenpeace BP,…
Guess Which Presidential Candidate Top CEOs Prefer? Hint: It's Not Trump.
A majority of chief executives of the world’s biggest companies say they would support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump for president, according to a new survey that upends the usual Republican leanings of corporate CEOs. Fortune magazine in May sent a poll to all of the executives on its 500 list asking them to rank…
If Elected, Trump Would be Only Global Leader to Let World Burn
If Donald Trump were elected president, he would be the only world leader who does not believe in climate change—or even in calling for action on global warming. That’s what the Sierra Club found in a comprehensive analysis of verifiable quotes, statements, and actions from global heads of state, released Tuesday, which also warns that…
Poll: Three-quarters of Utah voters want Hatch to retire
More than three-quarters of Utah voters don’t want Sen. Orrin HatchOrrin Grant HatchBottom line Bottom line Bottom line MORE (R) to seek reelection at the end of his term next year, according to a new survey. A poll by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics finds 78 percent of respondents think Hatch…
Hannity backs Kelli Ward in primary against Flake
Fox News host Sean Hannity has endorsed former Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward (R) in her primary bid to unseat Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (R-Ariz.). A reporter for U.S. News &…
Betraying Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israel Occupation
Despite its claims to want to unify voters ahead of November’s election, the Democratic party appears to be pushing for an agenda that critics say ignores basic progressive policies, “staying true” to their Corporate donors above all else. Click Here: essendon bombers guernsey 2019 During a 9-hour meeting in St. Louis, Missouri on Friday, members…