Month: September 2020

In the wake of his “Nixonian” firing of FBI director James Comey, calls for Congress to begin an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump have grown. The Tuesday announcement immediately drew parallels to President Richard Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre, and fueled calls for a special prosecutor or independent commission to investigate alleged Russian interference in…

Despite failing to win an outright majority of seats in Parliament in Thursday’s snap-election, British Prime Minister Theresa and her Conservative party looked determined to cling to power despite results that stripped them of the strong mandate they sought ahead of upcoming Brexit negotiations. Reports confirm that May has reached a deal with the right-wing…

Thousands are planning to march on McDonald’s in Chicago on Tuesday evening, demanding $15 an hour and union rights from the fast food giant they’ve dubbed “the Donald Trump of corporations.”  #FightFor15 Tweets As Common Dreams reported, the march from Chicago’s Trump Tower to the city’s Rock N’ Roll McDonald’s joins two mass movements: the one…

As Senate Republicans attempt to pass legislation that would strip health insurance from 22 million people and potentially cause the deaths of thousands, Indivisible Midlands activists have concluded that the best way to ensure they remain covered is to, well, marry one of their unbetrothed Republican senators. In a video posted on Tuesday, members of…

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s “unhinged” address at a campaign-style rally in Phoenix, Arizona, former British ambassador Peter Westmacott joined many Americans in expressing shock at the president’s rhetoric on Wednesday—comparing the rally to one that might have been seen during the rise of the Nazi state in 1930s Germany. The president spent…

Lukashenko claims he won 80 percent of the vote, but he is not recognized as president by a growing number of countries | BELTA/AFP via Getty Images Belarusians weigh their futures as Lukashenko hangs on to power A growing number of tech professionals are choosing to leave rather than fight. By Sergei Kuznetsov 9/27/20, 4:05…

Democratic Party leaders are balancing a complex political calculus and a host of competing egos as they consider who they will choose to respond to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’…

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) on Tuesday said he has not ruled out a potential 2020 presidential run, while pointing to an uncertainty of the political climate.  “I honestly don’t know what my future is,” Kasich said on CNN’s “New Day.” “We don’t know what is happening in politics today. We don’t know what is happening tomorrow,” he added.  ADVERTISEMENT Kasich,…

Giving new credence to a provocative 2014 study showing the United States is controlled by powerful elite interests, as opposed to the desire of its citizens, a new poll released Thursday shows that three-quarters of Americans feel voiceless and largely powerless in the nation that heralds itself as the world’s preeminent democracy. The results of…

Amid soaring support for Medicare for All at the grassroots and among Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is attempting to “troll” Democrats by proposing a single-payer amendment during the debate over his party’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The effort, according to the Washington Examiner, is an attempt to both expose…