Dealing a serious blow to the U.S. solar industry and despite protests from experts and a national trade group, President Donald Trump has approved a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panel materials. “With Americans in Puerto Rico and Houston still struggling to recover from climate disasters, Trump should be supporting renewable energy rather than…
Naomi Klein on How Myriad Crises Can 'Catalyze a Kind of Revolutionary Leap'
Click:manufacturer for flocculating agent How can people today—who are facing “non-stop shocks” like record-breaking storms and militarized police—use these crises “to catalyze a kind of evolutionary leap” towards a more just, equitable, and habitable world? In a recent TED Talk, available online this week, author and activist Naomi Klein laid out what she sees as…
LFW: What it is like to be a photographer at fashion week
Fashion week has changed significantly during the global pandemic, no more so for the catwalk photographers capturing the collections. Shutterstock fashion and entertainment photographer Anthony Harvey tells FashionUnited about what being a London Fashion Week fashion photographer entails and the current impact of Covid-19 on his work. Harvey who has been covering fashion week for…
Albon confesses to ‘tragic’ maiden podium celebration
Alex Albon captured his overdue first career podium in F1 at the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello, but the Red Bull charger admits the aftermath of his achievement was anything but festive. Albon indulged in the ritual masked champagne spraying at Mugello, flanked by race winner Lewis Hamilton and runner-up Valtteri Bottas. But that was…
Former Ryan aide announces congressional bid
Bryan Steil, a former aide to Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanBush, Romney won’t support Trump reelection: NYT Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here’s why Lobbying world MORE (R-Wis.), on Sunday announced his bid for Ryan’s congressional seat, The Associated Press reported. “I want to take my problem-solving skills to Congress. I think they…
McCarthy: Dems want to ‘capture’ Congress and impeach Trump
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin Owen McCarthyHouse Republicans hopeful about bipartisan path forward on police reform legislation Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names McConnell: States should make decision on Confederate statues MORE (R-Calif.) on Monday said Democrats want to “capture” Congress so they can impeach President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public…
N.J. state senator wins Dem nomination in bid to replace LoBiondo
New Jersey state Sen. Jeff Van Drew won his Democratic primary race on Tuesday night in a bid to replace retiring GOP Rep. Frank LoBiondoFrank Alo LoBiondoStimulus price tag of .2T falls way short, some experts say Democratic challenger on Van Drew’s party switch: ‘He betrayed our community’ Trump announces Van Drew will become a Republican in Oval…
Conference on EU’s future derailed by leadership fight
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by Amazon Polly Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks It is the big idea to ask EU citizens how the bloc should be reshaped, but despite Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s enthusiasm to hit the start button, a behind-the-scenes contest over who should be…
After Being Denied 'Minute Alone' With Convicted Child Molester, Father Lunges at Larry Nassar in Courtroom
The father of three daughters who were victims of convicted child molester Larry Nassar, lunged across the courtroom and was tackled by marshals during a hearing on Friday morning after the judge denied his request to have even “one minute alone” in the room with the perpetrator. “I would ask you to as part of…
'Not On Our Watch': Women's Rights Groups Reject Pence Prediction of Ending Abortion 'In Our Time'
Reproductive rights groups and pro-choice lawmakers strongly rejected Vice President Mike Pence’s prediction that legal abortion would end “in our time,” and vowed that his declaration, made at a conference in Nashville on Tuesday, would ensure that the pro-choice movement works even harder to ensure that abortion care remains accessible and safe for women. At…