LorenzoSurveillance Bernie Sanders Is the Only Leading Presidential Candidate Publicly Opposing the Patriot Act inthesetimes.com - BY Sarah Lazare There is still broad bipartisan support for the CDR program, bringing significant risk that Democrats could cut a deal for reforms with significantly …
LorenzoCivil Disobedience Former UN Climate Chief Calls For Civil Disobedience Forbes - Jeff McMahonIn a book out tomorrow, the woman who led the negotiations for the Paris Agreement calls for civil disobedience to force institutions to respond to the climate crisis. “It’s time to participate in non-violent
Lorenzo We will 'fight to the death' to save the Amazon BBC NewsWe will 'fight to the death' to save the Amazon rainforest Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is advancing at worrying levels. In January, the area lost was double that in the same month in 2019, to
Lorenzo Aretha Franklin Said ‘No Amount of Money’ Could Get Her to Play Trump's Inauguration: New Book People - By Sean NeumannDonald Trump had big plans for his inauguration in 2017, and a new book about the Trump White House contends that the president-elect strongly pushed for Aretha Franklin to perform. But “no amount of could
LorenzoNews Harvard students to file lawsuit demanding school pull investments from prisons NBC News - By Erik OrtizThe Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign is asking a judge to order an injunction to force the university to divest its endowment from prisons and related companies. While this isn't the first time students
LorenzoIcon version of the Flipboard logoPolitics Jimmy Carter built a solar farm in his hometown and it now powers half of the entire city - Upworthy upworthy.com Jimmy Carter was way ahead of the rest of America when he put solar panels on the White House. On June 20, 1979, he made a proud proclamation: In the …
LorenzoCannabis Weed companies find hilarious ad regulations loophole in adopting highways Mashable - Jess JohoColorado drivers are currently commuting down what must be some of the most lit and spotless highways in the country. And it's all thanks to some clever cannabis companies. The cannabis industry has been
LorenzoCanada Anti-Pipeline Protests Shut Down Canadian Rail Networks ecowatch.com - Olivia Rosane At stake is not just the environmental impacts of the pipeline, but the sovereignty of the Wet'suwet'en Nation. The pipeline company got permission …
LorenzoImmigration Arizona Native American tribe protests Trump's border wall azfamily.com - David Caltabiano AJO, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Activists and a Native American tribe protested President Donald Trump's border wall near the Southern Arizona border patrol …
LorenzoBusiness Delta Air Lines CEO announces the carrier will go 'fully carbon neutral' next month CNBC - Jessica Bursztynsky Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC on Friday the company is going "fully carbon neutral" starting March 1. "It's a big challenge and it's a big …
LorenzoU.S. Politics Four Prosecutors Quit Hours After The Trump Administration Tried To Lighten A Prison Sentence For The President’s Friend buzzfeednews.com - Dominic Holden Roger Stone could be facing several years in prison after being convicted of seven federal crimes. Four federal prosecutors who rose to national …
LorenzoPolitics Virginia House approves bill to join National Popular Vote, bypass Electoral College The Washington Times - By Valerie Richardson The Virginia House of Delegates passed Tuesday a bill to award its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote as the newly elected …
LorenzoChina Rare revolt in China in name of martyred coronavirus doctor The TelegraphThe death of a Chinese doctor who was punished for blowing the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak has triggered unprecedented public criticism of the Communist Party from inside China. Li Wenliang, 34,
LorenzoFossil Fuels'Something Big Is Shifting': As Georgetown Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment, Students Across US Demand Their Schools Follow commondreams.org Student-led anti-fossil fuel campaigns at universities across the country pointed to Georgetown University Friday as the school's board of directors …
LorenzoThe White House House passes bill making it easier for workers to form unions MarketWatch - By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that supporters said would help working families, the Democratic-controlled House has approved a bill that would make it …
LorenzoFranklin GrahamFranklin Graham, the US evangelical preacher and Trump ally, has been dropped by every venue of his UK tour after an LGBT-led Insider - Bill Bostock The evangelist US preacher Franklin Graham has been dropped by every single venue on his upcoming UK tour after an LGBT-led backlash against his …
LorenzoPop Culture “Reject The Cover-Up”: Anti-Trump Protests Are Taking Over The Country Refinery29 - Leora YashariOn Wednesday evening, President Trump's Senate impeachment trial finally came to a conclusion with a vote: to charge or to acquit. All 100 Senators voted on two charges against Trump — abuse of power obstruction
LorenzoSan Diego San Diegans protest Trump acquittal sandiegouniontribune.com - Andrew Dyer Local activists took to San Diego-area streets Wednesday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s acquittal in his Senate trial. They were among …
LorenzoU.S. Politics Mitt Romney just did something that literally no senator has ever done before Vox - Ian MillhiserSen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), the Republican Party’s 2012 presidential nominee, just became the sole exception to the Senate’s party-line vote to acquit President Trump — and the first senator who has ever
LorenzoLiberal View 270+ 'Reject the Cover-Up' Protests Planned Across US as Senate GOP commondreams.org With the Senate expected to vote largely along party lines to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday, thousands of people are planning to take …
LorenzoDonald Trump Pelosi tweets photo of Trump’s State of the Union alleged handshake snub Fox News - Edmund DeMarcheSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi late Tuesday tweeted a photo that showed President Trump appearing to refuse a handshake at the beginning of his State of the Union address. The pair's relationship is
LorenzoAfrican-American News Democrats Walk Out During Trump’s State Of The Union Address HuffPost - Alanna Vagianos"Shame on this forever impeached president," Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted. Multiple Democrats walked out before President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Reps. Rashida
LorenzoDonald Trump Nancy Pelosi rips up copy of Trump's State of the Union speech following divisive address – as it happened Guardian US - Joan E Greve in WashingtonThe president delivered an address that would not have sounded out of place at a campaign rally That’s it from me tonight after a very divisive State of the Union. Here’s how the night unfolded: In her
LorenzoPsychedelia Oakland Activists Unveil Plan To Legalize Sale Of Psychedelics This Year cannabisnewsworld.com - Cannabis News World Oakland Activists Unveil Plan To Legalize Sale Of Psychedelics This Year Oakland became the first city to decriminalize a wide range of psychedelics …
LorenzoSocial Media Stephen King quits Facebook over false claims in political ads The Guardian - Alison FloodStephen King has quit Facebook, saying that he is not comfortable with the “flood of false information allowed in its political advertising”. The bestselling horror novelist, a prolific user of social
LorenzoLiberal View Let's make sure there's hell to pay for Moscow Mitch's impeachment evil dailykos.com - Joan McCarter Thursday night's highly choreographed dance between Susan Collins and Lamar Alexander in impeached president Donald Trump's trial demonstrated one …
LorenzoIsrael IDF strikes Hamas posts in response to explosive balloons and sniper fire jpost.com - By ANNA AHRONHEIM, TZVI JOFFRE The Israeli military struck several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday in response to the launches of multiple explosive balloons towards …
LorenzoEnergy Guardian to ban advertising from fossil fuel firms The Guardian - Jim WatersonMove follows efforts to reduce carbon footprint and increase reporting on climate crisis The Guardian will no longer accept advertising from oil and gas companies, becoming the first major global news
LorenzoClimate Change Quiet Australians speak up on climate change action abc.net.au - By Tracy Bowden For the first time in his life, semi-retired lawyer Rod Cunich is so angry about a political issue he feels he needs to take action. Concern about …
