Russian police rounded up and detained over 1,600 alleged undocumented migrants in Moscow on Monday, a day after white-power, nationalist protests swept the southern Biryulyovo “Russian Authorities Mass Arrest Alleged Migrants Following Anti-Migrant Protests”
Month: November 2020
Report: Feminine Care Products Awash in Harmful Chemicals
Common feminine care products used by millions of women are laced with hazardous chemicals including carcinogens, toxins and endocrine disruptors, a new report reveals. Entitled “Report: Feminine Care Products Awash in Harmful Chemicals”
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Increase in Minimum Wage
Americans are overwhelmingly in favor of raising the federal minimum wage, a new Gallup poll shows. Asked if they would vote to raise the minimum “Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Increase in Minimum Wage”
Judge Strikes Down Key Provision of Texas Anti-Choice Law
In what reproductive justice advocates are hailing as a partial victory, a federal court struck down Monday a provision of the controversial Texas HB 2 “Judge Strikes Down Key Provision of Texas Anti-Choice Law”
Sen. Warren Warns 'Too Big to Fail' Banks Now Even Bigger
Senator Elizabeth Warren once again slammed financial regulators in a speech Tuesday saying their complacency has allowed “Too Big to Fail” banks to continue to “Sen. Warren Warns 'Too Big to Fail' Banks Now Even Bigger”
UN Climate Chief Slammed for Pushing Coal as Solution in Poland
Speaking before an assembly of lobbyists and corporate heads at a global coal industry conference in Warsaw, Poland Monday, United Nations Climate Chief Christiana Figueres “UN Climate Chief Slammed for Pushing Coal as Solution in Poland”
Only Half of Drugs, Other Newly Emerging Contaminants Removed From Sewage
Only about half of the prescription drugs and other newly emerging contaminants in sewage are removed by treatment plants. That’s the finding of a new “Only Half of Drugs, Other Newly Emerging Contaminants Removed From Sewage”
Exposed: The Rightwing's National Plan To Crush Green Energy
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s war on green protections is poised to expand over the next year, taking aim at the Environmental Protection Agency, state “Exposed: The Rightwing's National Plan To Crush Green Energy”
House Democrats and Republicans Mostly Agree on Austerity
Most members of Congress were pleased with themselves Thursday. They agreed to agree – crossing lines of partisanship and ideology – on an austerity budget “House Democrats and Republicans Mostly Agree on Austerity”
White House Releases Findings of Internal NSA Review
The White House announced Wednesday the release of the findings from a presidential advisory committee review of NSA surveillance practices. Though progressive analysts slammed the “White House Releases Findings of Internal NSA Review”