Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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New York City Plans to Divest $5 Billion from Fossil Fuels and Sue Oil Companies
Mayor Bill de Blasio said "it’s up to the fossil fuel companies whose greed put us in this position to shoulder the cost of making New York safer and more resilient."
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Trump Administration Waives Punishment For Convicted Banks, Including Deutsche—Which Trump Owes Millions
One of the Trump administration waivers for the LIBOR scandal was granted to Deutsche Bank — which is owed at least $130 million by President Trump and his business empire, and has also been fined for its role in Russian money laundering.
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For Native Americans, a "Historic Moment" on the Path to Power at the Ballot Box
Court battles playing out over indigenous voting rights have the potential to tip tight races in states with large native populations and to influence matters of national importance.
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Amazon Makes List of Large Companies with Workers Receiving Food Stamps
“It’s pretty clear that a lot of these jobs are not good jobs."
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Remaking the Message: Blueprint for a Progressive Economic Populism in 2018
Democrats and progressives appear, finally, to have recognized that organizing, meeting people face-to-face, registering voters, and getting them to the polls is how you really win elections.
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Trump 'Could Be Sending People to Their Deaths,' Advocates Warn, After 200,000 Salvadorans Told to Get Out
"Deporting hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents back to the most dangerous country in the western hemisphere is not just an affront to American values, but a near-homicidal act."
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Extreme Hurricanes and Wildfires Made 2017 the Most Costly U.S. Disaster Year on Record
Eclipsing previous costs for natural catastrophes, the disasters in 2017 caused $306 billion in total damage, with 16 events that caused more than $1 billion in damage each, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Climate Change, Mass Migration and the Border Militarization to Come
"The arrest, incarceration, and expulsion of undocumented people in the United States is happening, even during massive (natural) disaster situations, at all times," says climate writer Todd Miller.
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As Wealthiest 500 Amassed Another $1 Trillion in 2017, Calls for a "Strike Back" Against Oligarchy
"We can have a world where everyone has a decent home, the chance for an education, and access to healthcare. Or we can have billionaires. We can't have both."
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Snubbing FCC, States Are Writing Their Own Net Neutrality Laws
California, New York, Washington, and likely more states are challenging both internet providers and the reach of the federal government.
