Daily Archives: October 2, 2020

EU leaders sour on chances of Brexit deal

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by Amazon Polly Brussels is clear: the U.K. has lost the room and — maybe — its chances for a trade deal with it. Brexit was just a brief information point at the European Council summit which wrapped Friday but the mood was clear around the leaders’ […]

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Obama team’s 2020 signals spark chatter among Dems

Democrats are expressing concern that advisers and aides to former President Obama have already begun signaling which candidate they might support for the White House in 2020.  Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama’s closest confidantes, and David Simas, the CEO of Obama’s foundation, have sent smoke signals urging former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) to enter […]

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Trump invited to pro-Roy Moore rally in Alabama

President Trump may be heading to Alabama to stump for Sen. Luther StrangeLuther Johnson StrangeThe biggest political upsets of the decade State ‘certificate of need’ laws need to go GOP frets over nightmare scenario for Senate primaries MORE (R-Ala.) days before the GOP Senate primary runoff, but that hasn’t stopped an ally of Strange’s opponent […]

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Poll: Gillespie leading in Virginia governor's race

Republican candidate Ed Gillespie is ahead of Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) just two weeks before the Virginia gubernatorial election, according to a new poll. Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks Gillespie leads Northam by 8 points, 41 to 33 percent, among likely voters in a Hampton University Center for Public Policy poll released Wednesday. Twenty-seven percent remain […]

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In Effort to Kill Pipeline, Groups Call Directly on Obama to Oppose Permits

As Indigenous activists maintained resistance to a proposed oil pipeline in North Dakota this week, allied groups on Thursday sent an open letter to President Barack Obama asking him to urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to pull its permits for the project. Click Here: Cheap Chiefs Rugby Jersey 2019 “After years of pipeline […]

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'If We Don't Lead This Fight, Who Will?' Tribal Leaders Demand Army Corps Stop Pipeline

Tribal leaders, Indigenous people, and anti-pipeline activists rallied peacefully in Omaha, Nebraska on Thursday in front of the Army Corps of Engineers office and demanded that work on the Dakota Access Pipeline be stopped immediately. “This is a fight for saving Mother Earth and protecting it for all who live here.”—Judith LeBlanc, Native Organizers Alliance”They […]

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The New, New Climate Math: 17 Years to Get Off Fossil Fuels, Or Else

Though it may not have seemed possible, climate catastrophe is even closer than previously thought, with new figures released Thursday finding that—when the wells already drilled, pits dug, and pipelines built, are taken under consideration—we are well on our way to going beyond 2°C of warming. “If you’re in a hole, stop digging,” begins the […]

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As Paris Treaty Hits Threshold, Climate Groups Demand Bolder Action

The landmark Paris climate treaty finalized last year has reached the requisite number of signatories and is set to go into effect in 30 days—but environmentalists are not planning to let world leaders simply pat themselves on the back. The European Union on Wednesday became the latest body to sign onto the agreement, which requires […]

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From Citizens United to Ranked-Choice Voting: Democracy on the Ballot 2016

On November 8, voters in a number of states will weigh in on ballot initiatives meant to bolster democracy, whether by transforming campaign finance laws, rejecting Citizens United, or expanding voter representation. By voting Yes on Prop 59, voters will demand California politicians use their authority to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, […]

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