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…
Chaos Erupts in Paris as Riot Police Unleash on 50,000-Strong Labor Protest
French police unleashed tear gas and water cannons on demonstrators Tuesday as tens of thousands packed the streets of Paris in an outpouring of opposition to the government’s anti-labor agenda. The CGT labor union, which helped organized the march, hoped Tuesday’s mobilization would be the largest since protests launched over new labor standards, which allow…
#WebOfDenial: Senators to Call Out Big Oil's Blockade of Climate Action
More than a dozen U.S. senators are launching a campaign to call out the powerful industry of climate denial and demanding Congress take action against the back-door blockading of environmental policy that they are calling the #WebOfDenial. Tweets about #WebOfDenial #TimeToCallOut Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkeley (D-Ore.), Al…
Sanders on Kaine's Conservatism: "His Political Views Not My Political Views"
In his first televised interviews since Friday’s release of internal DNC emails by Wikileaks and Hillary Clinton’s choice of Sen. Tim Kaine as running mate, Bernie Sanders responded Sunday morning by saying he was troubled, though not at all surprised, by what the leaks reveal and refused to call Kaine “progressive” while explaining he would…
ACLU Forces US Government to Release Secret Drone Playbook
Three years and thousands of deaths later, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama late Friday finally made public its guidelines for conducting lethal drone strikes. The release of the Presidential Policy Guidance (PPG), also known as “the Playbook,” came in response to a lawsuit filed last year by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)…