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House Dem Leaders Waver on Iran Vote As Trump Prepares to Escalate
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1167+ words) The following is a statement from Cavan Kharrazian, senior policy advisor at Demand Progress: "Every day the Pentagon makes a video of cool explosions from Iran for the president of the United States to watch, so he can bounce up…...
Oil Change response to María Corina Machado's speech at CERAWeek
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (1486+ words) In response, Allie Rosenbluth, United States Campaign Manager at Oil Change International, said: "To protect communities across the world from environmental disasters and more wars for oil, we must reject extractive energy models and build democratic systems that prioritize community…...
Dancing On Graves: Going Low, Lower, Lowest (For Now)
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (754+ words) Abby Zimet has written CD's Further column since 2008. A longtime, award-winning journalist, she moved to the Maine woods in the early 70s, where she spent a dozen years building a house, hauling water and writing before moving to Portland. Having come…...
Clown Shoes 'R Us
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (392+ words) Abby Zimet has written CD's Further column since 2008. A longtime, award-winning journalist, she moved to the Maine woods in the early 70s, where she spent a dozen years building a house, hauling water and writing before moving to Portland. Having come…...
Heat Wave Scorches Western States, Just as Big Oil Predicted
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1693+ words) This heat wave will have massive costs. Big Oil companies should be required to help pay for these costs, given that this is exactly the kind of climate disaster these corporations predicted their products would cause. This heat wave will…...
Trump is Illegally Undermining Oversight of His Social Security Sabotage
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1660+ words) The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to new revelations from the Washington Post that a Social Security inspector general's report on phone wait times was modified after the agency reviewed it:…...
New Polling: As Trump’s War Drives Up Energy Prices, Americans Call for Corporate Profiteering Crackdown
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1531+ words) As President Trump's escalating war with Iran pushes energy prices higher, Americans are looking for ways to keep electricity bills in check. New polling from Groundwork Collaborative and Data for Progress reveals Americans reject the Trump Administration's plan to rely…...
Patriotic Millionaires applaud Senator Markey’s introduction of the Equal Tax Act
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (1721+ words) The money that investors like me make passively from our wealth should not be taxed any less than the money millions of Americans make through their sweat." Today, Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced landmark legislation that would ensure millionaires and…...
Desperate to Hold Onto Power, Trump Strong-Arms Senate to Vote on SAVE Act
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (1646+ words) Stand Up America's Executive Director, Christina Harvey, released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the motion to proceed to debate the anti-voter SAVE Act: "Trump has strong-armed Senate leadership into holding an open debate and vote on…...
Send Me, Jesse Said
1+ week, 1+ day ago (648+ words) Abby Zimet has written CD's Further column since 2008. A longtime, award-winning journalist, she moved to the Maine woods in the early 70s, where she spent a dozen years building a house, hauling water and writing before moving to Portland. Having come…...