The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Tuesday to repeal a new Labor Department rule aimed at protecting retirement savers from Wall Street brokers. “Warren Incensed at GOP Effort to Gut Financial Protections for Retirees”
Month: October 2020
OECD is Latest Economic Bigwig to Question Austerity's "Loop of Doom"
Less than a week after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed reservations about neoliberal policies like austerity, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) “OECD is Latest Economic Bigwig to Question Austerity's "Loop of Doom"”
Mexican Police Unleash Deadly Violence Against Protesting Teachers
A Mexican teacher protest against neoliberal education policies turned deadly on Sunday, with nine people killed, after police unleashed gunfire on the demonstrators’ road blockade. “Mexican Police Unleash Deadly Violence Against Protesting Teachers”
Movement Against Police Violence Condemns Violence Against Police
Even as racial justice advocates simultaneously mourned the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the five police officers killed Thursday night in Dallas, they “Movement Against Police Violence Condemns Violence Against Police”
Dem ad maker cuts new ad in Kentucky for Amy McGrath
A prominent Democratic media consultant is cutting a television ad on behalf of retired Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, a Democrat running for Rep. Andy BarrAndy “Dem ad maker cuts new ad in Kentucky for Amy McGrath”
Dems slam GOP lawmakers for not holding town halls
House Democrats are unleashing a new wave of attack ads aimed at several Republican lawmakers who haven’t hosted town halls in their districts this month. A “Dems slam GOP lawmakers for not holding town halls”
Former Romney aide enters GOP primary to unseat Warren
Beth Lindstrom, who served as an aide to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), is mounting a bid to challenge Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats “Former Romney aide enters GOP primary to unseat Warren”
Food Advocates Race to Stop Destructive GMO Labeling "Compromise"
The “compromise” food-labeling bill announced Thursday by leaders of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee is nothing less than a “rollback of democracy at the behest “Food Advocates Race to Stop Destructive GMO Labeling "Compromise"”
In 'Bold' Act of Leadership, Nation's Capital Divests $6.4 Billion Fund from All Fossil Fuels
The largest pension fund in Washington, D.C. has divested its $6.4 billion from 200 of “the world’s most polluting fossil fuel companies.” “In doing so, “In 'Bold' Act of Leadership, Nation's Capital Divests $6.4 Billion Fund from All Fossil Fuels”
Democrats' Anger at Lack of Gun Control Belies History of Inaction
On the floor of the U.S. House on Monday, a handful of Democrats shouted, “Where’s the bill?” as House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) introduced a “Democrats' Anger at Lack of Gun Control Belies History of Inaction”