It is no secret that the United States has among the worst levels of inequality, poverty, and infant mortality of all wealthy nations, but a scathing new United Nations report (pdf) concludes that President Donald Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress are “deliberately” working to make these already devastating crises worse by waging war on the…
As Internet Captured by #MPRraccoon, Big Telecoms and FCC Salivate Over Pending Death of #NetNeutrality
A skyscraper-scaling raccoon lit up the Internet overnight—generating hope, anxiety, and the #mpraccoon hashtag on social media—and defenders of net neutrality warn it’s just the latest example, benign and light-hearted as it is, of what could be lost if big telecoms and the Trump FCC are not thwarted in their effort to hijack control of…
Warren After Visiting Child Detention Facility: 'What I've Witnessed Here Is Truly Disturbing'
After President Donald Trump set the stage for asylum-seeking families to be detained en masse on military bases throughout the nation and demanded that anyone who crosses the border be deported without so much as a hearing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) visited an immigration processing center in McAllen, Texas on Sunday and said she was…
Launch of Medicare for All Caucus Met With Applause as 62 House Democrats Demand Healthcare for Every American 'From the Day They're Born'
With the enthusiastic backing of America’s largest nurses’ union, consumer advocates, sustainable business groups, and the majority of the American public, 62 House Democrats on Thursday officially launched the Medicare for All Caucus, which will be devoted to closely examining the gritty policy specifics of single-payer while working toward one straightforward moral goal: guaranteeing every…
UK Government Preparing for Anti-Trump Protests as "If London Was Burning Down"
As U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s “embarrassing sham of a government” continued its slow-motion collapse on Monday with the resignation of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, British authorities scrambled to prepare for “unprecedented” protests against U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit by launching a major police mobilization aimed at containing what organizers have dubbed “The Carnival…
'This Election Is Last Chance to Stop Them': Kudlow Confirms Trump and GOP Ready to Gut Safety Net After Midterms
As the GOP plows ahead with another round of budget-exploding tax cuts for the rich just before the crucial 2018 midterms, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser and former television personality Larry Kudlow confirmed on Monday that the White House will push for cuts to life-saving safety net programs like Medicare and Social Security if…
Bannon to GOP candidates: If you take Koch money, 'you are going to pay'
President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon is warning Republican candidates not to take money from the conservative…
Hawaii’s governor makes improbable comeback
Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) on Saturday completed an improbable political resurrection, months after mishandling a dramatic missile scare that put his career in jeopardy. Hawaii Democrats on Saturday renominated Ige, who took 51.3 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press. His closest rival, Rep. Colleen HanabusaColleen Wakako HanabusaHawaii New Members 2019 Ige wins second…
Dunleavy, Begich win party nods in 3-way race for Alaska governor
Alaska’s gubernatorial election will be a three-way race between Gov. Bill Walker (I), former Sen. Mark BegichMark Peter BegichAlaska political mess has legislators divided over meeting place Former GOP chairman Royce joins lobbying shop Lobbying world MORE (D-Alaska) and former state Sen. Mike Dunleavy (R). Dunleavy won the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary after garnering 62 percent…
Producers of Ocasio-Cortez's Viral Video Make Ad for Progressive Hawaiian Kaniela Ing That Will Send 'Hopeful Chill Down Your Spine'
The Detroit-based democratic socialist filmmakers behind New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s viral campaign ad have produced a new video for Hawaii state representative Kaniela Ing, a progressive who is running to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District. “It’s time for a new era of Democratic leadership… The people of Hawaii demand housing for all,…