From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, December 11, 2020byCommon DreamsAOC Slams House Republicans for Spending Their Time Trying to Overturn Trump Loss While 'People Are Starving' More than half of the House GOP caucus has endorsed a likely doomed-to-fail Texas lawsuit seeking to undo the results of the November presidential election.byJake … [Read more...] about AOC Slams House Republicans for Spending Their Time Trying to Overturn Trump Loss While 'People Are Starving'
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'Congress Cannot Go on Recess Without Providing This': Sanders, Hawley Move to Attach $1,200 Payments to Must-Pass Spending Bill
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, December 11, 2020byCommon Dreams'Congress Cannot Go on Recess Without Providing This': Sanders, Hawley Move to Attach $1,200 Payments to Must-Pass Spending Bill "It would be outrageous and simply unacceptable for members of Congress to go home to their families when tens of millions of working-class families in … [Read more...] about 'Congress Cannot Go on Recess Without Providing This': Sanders, Hawley Move to Attach $1,200 Payments to Must-Pass Spending Bill
New Report Shows How the Finance Industry Is Blowing the Paris Carbon Budget
From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - Two days ahead of the 5th Paris Agreement anniversary, 18 NGOs are releasing a joint report showcasing 12 of the most devastating fossil fuel projects that are currently planned or under development. These expansion projects alone would use up three-quarters of the total remaining carbon budget if we are to have a 66% probability of … [Read more...] about New Report Shows How the Finance Industry Is Blowing the Paris Carbon Budget
Family Farm Coalition Reacts to Vilsack Nomination
From CommonDreamsFor Immediate Release Wednesday, December 9, 2020Contact: Jordan Treakle, NFFC National Programs & Policy Coordinator, jordan@nffc.net, 202-543-5675National Family Farm CoalitionFamily Farm Coalition Reacts to Vilsack Nomination WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly poised to nominate Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of … [Read more...] about Family Farm Coalition Reacts to Vilsack Nomination
'Shameful': Senate Republicans—and Two Democrats—Kill Effort to Stop Trump's Lame-Duck Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE
From CommonDreamsPublished on Thursday, December 10, 2020byCommon Dreams'Shameful': Senate Republicans—and Two Democrats—Kill Effort to Stop Trump's Lame-Duck Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE "The United States should be working to deescalate conflict in the Middle East, not fueling it by selling more and more weapons to regimes using them to … [Read more...] about 'Shameful': Senate Republicans—and Two Democrats—Kill Effort to Stop Trump's Lame-Duck Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE