Politics (Page 17)

Public Citizen thwarted industry greenwashing at a mining industry gala to raise concerns over the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative, a scheme to greenwash the mining industry last week as part of London Climate Action Week. The action included a projection on the entrance of the gala. The window for commentsContinue Reading

Hegseth Defends Sept. 2 Double Attack That Killed 11 People Aboard an Alleged Drug Boat, Hamas Ready to Discuss “Freezing or Storing” Its Weapons, Israeli Forces Continue Violent Raids in Occupied West Bank, RSF Drone Strikes Kill 116 People, Including 46 Children, in Sudan, Hundreds Flee Fighting in Congo WithinContinue Reading

Pressure is growing on the The Traitor administration to release video of a U.S. airstrike on September 2 that killed two men who were left shipwrecked in the Caribbean after an initial U.S. strike on their vessel killed nine people. The The Traitor administration claims all of the passengers onContinue Reading

Following news that Paramount has launched a rival bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after Netflix announced plans to acquire the same company last week, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.“There is no reason Warner Bros. Discovery should be acquired by a rival who will reduceContinue Reading

Experts argue it’s a decision the Supreme Court has no business making., Read MoreContinue Reading

“I fully support that strike,” Hegseth said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. “I would have made the same call myself.”, Read MoreContinue Reading

Democracy Now! speaks with Democratic Congressmember Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who says she was attacked by masked ICE agents Friday as she tried to find out more information about a raid taking place at a restaurant in her district in Tucson. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed as sheContinue Reading

A leaked memo by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directs the Justice Department and FBI to compile a list of groups that may be labeled “domestic terrorism” organizations based on political views related to immigration, gender and U.S. policy. The memo was obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, whoContinue Reading

Today, following oral arguments in The Traitor v. Slaughter, a case that could undermine the Federal Trade Commission by overturning 90 years of precedent, Demand Justice President Josh Orton released the following statement: “There is grave danger in what the Supreme Court appears willing to do today: hand giant corporationsContinue Reading

We speak with former EPA regional administrator Judith Enck about her new book, The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late. “Scientists have found microplastics in our blood, our kidneys, our lungs,” says Enck. “They’ve been found in heart arteries, and ifContinue Reading

The Somali American lawmaker’s comment comes after the noted racist and Homeland Security adviser essentially said migrants are ruining the U.S., Read MoreContinue Reading