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Mills, national group have goal to install 20 million heat pumps
A coalition of state leaders across the country, including Maine Gov. Janet Mills, announced plans on Thursday to facilitate the installation of 20 million heat pumps by 2030 in an effort to combat climate change by moving toward the decarbonization of buildings. The announcement was made in New York City by members of the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan group of 25 governors, primarily Democrats, who collectively represent about 60% of the U.S. economy and 55% of its population.
The Undisclosed Arms Industry Ties of Those Pushing for More Weapons to Ukraine
The NATO Summit this week is emerging as an opportunity for Ukraine to press its case for membership in the alliance and expand on the military aid it has received from alliance members. On July 5, Politico published a letter “by 46 foreign policy experts” urging Ukraine’s membership into NATO and increasing the supply of Western weapons to Kyiv.
Why the Jan. 6 convictions set dangerous new legal precedents
Schadenfreude is a German word that describes the absolute joy we feel in the misfortune of our enemies. Because we now experience news primarily through social media, which invites us to comment on breaking stories, we are even more likely to celebrate when some particularly unsavory character gets their comeuppance. This “active spectatorship” was especially true as the Jan.
Powell signals higher interest rates. Here's why Friday's jobs report will affect Fed’s decision.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said this week that interest rate increases could be higher and come faster if Friday’s unemployment data shows the nation’s labor market isn’t cooling off. Stock indexes fell after his comments. That’s been a familiar pattern over the past year as the federal bank has tried to combat inflation. A hot jobs market — when people who want work can find it — would seem to signal a healthy economy, so why the concern over a positive jobs report?
Child poverty dropped to a record low last year. A new report shows how to keep it the way.
North Carolina is among the states that benefited the most from an expanded Child Tax Credit The expanded child tax credit that families received in 2021 helped reduce child poverty across the country, but particularly in the South where families lack a sufficient safety net, according to a paper released on Wednesday. The report by the Hamilton Project, the Brookings Institution’s economic policy initiative, comes as some Democrats appear ready to attempt another deal to revive the credit.
Proposed federal rule would lower credit card late fees
As Americans continue to struggle with high credit card rates, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule to help lessen some of their financial burden — in the form of lower late fees. The new rule would limit late fees to $8.
States criticized for spending federal relief funds on tax cuts, prisons
As states plan how they’ll spend the $25 billion remaining in federal COVID relief funds, some also are facing criticism and renewed scrutiny over how they allocated money already received from the American Rescue Plan Act. Of the $198 billion authorized by Congress in 2021, $173 billion already has been appropriated by states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The War Profiteers Overseeing US Pentagon Spending
Earlier this month, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees named eight commissioners who will review President Joe Biden’s National Defense Strategy and provide recommendations for its implementation.
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States that limit business with banks that ‘boycott’ fossil fuels could pay high cost, study says
Republican state policymakers’ efforts to boost fossil fuels by prohibiting their governments from doing business with companies that take sustainability into consideration has the potential to cost states millions, according to a study released Thursday.
Here’s what you need to know about new workplace protections for pregnant, nursing workers
The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill President Joe Biden signed last week ushers in expanded protections for workers who are pregnant or nursing. Proponents of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act — both included as amendments to the spending bill — say the measures clarify rights for these workers, who weren’t properly covered under existing laws. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) co-sponsored the measure strengthening pregnant workers’ rights.
Voters embraced affordable housing initiatives. Advocates say Congress should do the same.
Bond referenda successes in Buncombe County and Charlotte seen as emblematic of growing national support Voters in Colorado approved a statewide affordable housing initiative in November; while voters in nine communities across the country (including two in North Carolina) OK’d measures to finance the construction of affordable housing, preserve existing rental properties and support renters.
Two communities find a cure for medical debt: pandemic stimulus funds
Local governments in Ohio and Illinois are using American Rescue Plan Act money to relieve residents struggling with medical debt by partnering with an organization that buys debt and wipes the slate clean for debtors. It’s a strategy advocates say could be duplicated across the country to help erase a multi-billion-dollar problem. On Nov.
Millions of workers are dealing with long COVID. Advocates call for expanding social safety net.
Emily Withnall caught COVID-19 from her teenager in July 2020. In the more than two years since, the 40-year-old has suffered from debilitating fatigue, spinal pain and heart palpitations. In addition to her primary care doctor, she regularly sees a cardiologist and says her acupuncturist and craniosacral therapy help relieve her pain and the trouble she has focusing.
Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families
Across the nation, prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities — from deodorant to fresh fruit — not provided by the state department of corrections. The markups come as decades-high inflation is also squeezing inmates’ families, making it harder for them to help. It’s a burden that families shouldn’t have to shoulder, advocates say, and a situation that some worry will lead to unrest or violence.
What the US can learn from Canadian activists who blocked truck convoys
Image credit: Twitter/James Hutt After several years of far-right insurgencies in the United States, the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump’s return to public life, few expected Canada to be the location of the next great explosion of right-wing energy.
5 ways to push anti-Semites out of the Palestinian solidarity movement
As Israel resumes its bombing of Gaza, and settlers attack Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line — the boundary between what is considered Israel proper and occupied Palestine — support for the Palestinian fight for freedom has hit a new level of international consensus. The solidarity work to end Israel’s occupation and militarism have their foundations in a battle against colonialism, imperialism and racist border policies.
What the overlooked history of post-1960s organizing can teach activists today
Birthed largely out of necessity and shared rage, 2020 was a landmark year in the explosion of bottom-up organizing. While the pandemic only highlighted widening disparities in health care and economic insecurity, the murder of George Floyd by police struck a chord with movements confronting the white supremacist undercurrent of American law enforcement.
Who is the Least Biased News Source? Simplifying the News Bias Chart
Image by chayka1270 from Pixabay ***Update 9/12/2020 — due to a lot of polite feedback, I wanted to include 3 updates from Ad Fontes Media’s data collection.
#55 - Lindsay Gibbs (Power Plays)
Hello! And welcome to another edition of Inside The Newsroom. Today’s guest is… Lindsay Gibbs, sports writer and author or the Power Plays newsletter. Lindsay was a writer for Think Progress covering injustices in sport, but after Think Progress was shut down a couple of months ago, she decided to branch out on her own and start the newsletter. Lindsay has been invaluable in her reporting on women in sports, so much so that even Hope Solo is a fan.
ICE deports dozens of Cambodian refugees - The Cambodia Daily
Home News ICE deports dozens of Cambodian refugees San Francisco, CA - March 8, 2018: Reverend Deborah Lee prays outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building before attending a hearing regarding the deportation of an undocumented immigrant from Cambodia.
Bernie Sanders attacks Cherokee author for criticizing Elizabeth Warren's false Cherokee claim
Posted by William A. Jacobson Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 9:30pm | 4/16/2019 - 9:30pm As part of his attack on the Democrat establishment Center for American Progress, Bernie claims two articles by Rebecca Nagle “unfairly targeted” Warren and “echoed Donald Trump’s bad faith claims that she was being a hypocrite about her ancestry.” Elizabeth Warren is struggling in fundraising and in the polls (even in Massachusetts).
Trump didn’t know the GOP tax bill incentivizes business to offshore jobs
Posted: December 03, 2018 President Donald Trump was apparently unaware that a provision in his biggest legislative accomplishment encourages corporations to offshore jobs. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke with Trump Wednesday night about the closure of at least five General Motors plants, including one assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and filled him in on how the GOP tax bill is partly to blame.
There Has Been an Average of One School Shooting Every Other School Day So Far This Year
Though the sample size is far too small to draw any definitive conclusions, 2014 is off to a deadly start: in the first 14 school days of the year, there have been at least 7 school shootings. For sake of comparison, there were 28 school shootings in all of 2013, according to gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action. Purdue University is the most recent, when a 23 year old teaching assistant fired four shots inside a campus building on Tuesday, killing a 21 year old senior.
Indian-American doctor could be the next Democrat to flip a red district in the Trump era
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Hiral Tipirneni talked to her three kids about the importance of civic engagement, of standing up for the issues you think are important, and of the value of women in politics. In response, Tipirneni’s daughter Mira — who was 19 years old at the time — told her mother to put her money where her mouth was. “She basically threw down the gauntlet,” Tipirneni recounted in an interview with ThinkProgress.
Trump Gives Green Light for Offshore Drilling Near Every U.S. Coast
The waters of the United States will be soon open for offshore drilling, the Trump administration has announced. The New York Times reports that the administration’s plan would make most coastal areas — including Pacific waters near California, Atlantic waters near Maine and the eastern Gulf of Mexico — available for fossil fuel exploration and extraction, in a bid to revive the domestic energy industry.
I'm a Cherokee Woman. Elizabeth Warren Is Not | RealClearPolitics
I'm a Cherokee Woman. Elizabeth Warren Is Not | RealClearPolitics
Does CNN Owe Racists Anonymity? | RealClearPolitics
Does CNN Owe Racists Anonymity? | RealClearPolitics
After Hyping Itself as Antidote to Fake News, New York Times Hires Extreme Climate Denier
Room writes: “The New York Times — which advertises itself as a defender of truth in the Trump era — just hired an extreme denier of climate science as a columnist.” The New York Times Building in New York City. (photo: AP) he New York Times?—?which advertises itself as a defender of truth in the Trump era?—?just hired an extreme denier of climate science as a columnist.
Donald Trump Chooses Terry Branstad as Ambassador to China
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as Ambassador to China, who has a strong relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ian Millhiser at Think Progress took a shot at the decision because, you know, no matter what Trump does the liberals will hate it. Millhiser responded to Trump’s pick by saying that the governor from a “landlocked state full of white people” does not know enough about China.
Trump Foundation paid conservative filmmaker he mentioned in the debate
The filmmaker released two videos this week in an attempt to harm Hillary Clinton's campaign. Trump didn't disclose his association. Donald Trump at a rally Tuesday in Grand Junction, Colo.Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images Oct. 20, 2016, 10:43 PM UTC / Updated Oct. 20, 2016, 10:43 PM UTC By Leigh Ann Caldwell At the third presidential debate, Donald Trump invoked a video that says supporters of Hillary Clinton were paid to incite violence at one of his rallies in Chicago.
Black patients’ pain goes ignored in emergency rooms
In the emergency room, not all pain is created equal. At least that’s what researchers discovered in a recent study comparing pain treatment between white and black patients in the ER. The survey of national hospitals found that black patients with back or abdominal pain were consistently less likely to be given or prescribed opioid-based pain medication than white patients with identical symptoms.
Trump Said He Would Bring Jobs Back To The Country. He Just Quietly Hired 78 Foreign Workers.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to bring jobs back to the country and force American companies to hire more domestic workers. Just don’t expect him to apply that to his own business: instead he is bringing 78 foreign workers to work two of his properties in Florida.
Oximity
It was unseasonably cold in New Jersey when President Obama delivered his commencement speech at Rutgers University in Pitscataway on Sunday. It was so cold that in some areas of the state, small pellets of ice fell from the sky. The cold weather, however, didn’t stop Obama from devoting a portion of his speech to human-caused global warming. In fact, Obama actually spent part of his speech rebuking politicians who deny climate science on the basis that sometimes it’s cold outside.
Oximity
In the case of kids concerned about climate change versus the government, the kids keep racking up historic wins. On Friday, a group of children suing the government for inaction on climate change scored a major victory, as a judge ruled that the Washington State Department of Ecology must deliver an emissions reduction rule by the end of this year.
Oximity
Six years after 13 countries pledged to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2020, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) declared tigers “functionally extinct” in Cambodia on Wednesday. According to WWF, the last wild tiger in the country was observed in 2007 thanks to a hidden camera in the Mondulkiri Protected Forest.
We Asked Scientists: Just How Punchable is Martin Shkreli’s Face?
By Jessica Goldstein | ThinkProgress | February 10, 2016 Martin Shkreli, the widely-despised pharmaceutical CEO who hiked the price of a cancer drug from $13.50 a tablet to $750 overnight, may currently hold the crown for America’s Most Actively Disliked Public Figure. Last Thursday, Shkreli testified before the House Committee on Oversight. He barely said a word while seated at the witness table, choosing to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate himself.
The World’s Richest People Emit the Most Carbon
It’s long been known which countries emit the most carbon dioxide, and thus contribute the most to climate change. But what about the carbon emissions of individual people in those countries? On Wednesday, British charity Oxfam released a study that found the richest 10 percent of people produce half of the planet’s individual-consumption-based fossil fuel emissions, while the poorest 50 percent — about 3.5 billion people — contribute only 10 percent.
10 Things Conservatives Rarely Acknowledge About Reagan
Reagan was not the man conservatives claim he was. This image of Reagan as a conservative superhero is myth, created to unite the various factions of the right behind a common leader. In reality, Reagan was no conservative ideologue or flawless commander-in-chief. Reagan regularly strayed from conservative dogma — he raised taxes eleven times as president while tripling the deficit — and he often ended up on the wrong side of history, like when he vetoed an Anti-Apartheid bill.
Company Accused Of Committing Fraud Will Pay Just $1 Million To Settle - Without Admitting Anything
A high-speed trading company the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes committed fraud will pay $1 million to put the matter to rest — without admitting or denying the charges. Athena Capital Research created a computer program that abused the way Nasdaq calculates the closing price of stocks and resolves outstanding buy and sell orders on each trading day, according to the SEC, in order to manipulate the market and earn fraudulent profits.
Racist Donald Sterling Is Distracting Everyone's Attention From Sexist Donald Sterling
he racist comments allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling — exposed in audio recordings obtained by TMZ and Deadspin — have elicited a sharp reaction both inside and outside the NBA. Players as prominent as LeBron James have declared that there’s no room in the league for Sterling. Owners and media figures have echoed. And in a testament to the 24-hour global news cycle in which we now live, the issue took mere hours to reach President Obama half-a-world away.
Most Comprehensive Paleoclimate Reconstruction Confirms Hockey Stick
By Stefan Rahmstorf via Scilogs The past 2000 years of climate change have now been reconstructed in more detail than ever before by the PAGES 2k project. The results reveal interesting regional differences between the different continents, but also important common trends. The global average of the new reconstruction looks like a twin of the original “hockey stick”, the first such reconstruction published fifteen years ago.
New Mexico Bill Would Imprison Rape Victims Who Receive Abortions
Shen reports: "Should a recently introduced bill in New Mexico become law, rape victims will be required to carry their pregnancies to term during their sexual assault trials or face charges of 'tampering with evidence.'" In New Mexico, women who are raped would have to carry pregnancy to term or face prison.
Bush's FEMA Director, Michael Brown, Criticizes Obama for Responding to Sandy Too Quickly
Former FEMA Director Michael Brown offered criticism of President Obama’s early responses to Hurricane Sandy yesterday, including a dig at the administration’s response to last month’s attack in Libya.
Judge Blames Woman Sexually Assaulted by Cop
Arizona trial Judge Jacqueline Hatch told a sexual assault victim, "If you wouldn't have been there that night, none of this would have happened to you." Judge Jacqueline Hatch blamed sexual assault victim for attack.
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