In his first speech as Costa Rica’s new president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada announced this week a plan to make the country the world’s first carbon-free society in just a few short years. Alvarado called the goal “titanic” but expressed confidence that the forward-thinking country could eliminate the use of fossil fuels in its transportation system…

Two social and economic justice movements converged on Tuesday as Fight for 15 and the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund lodged sexual harassment complaints against McDonald’s on behalf of 10 employees of the fast food chain. “McDonald’s advertises all over television saying it’s ‘America’s best first job,’ but my experience has been a nightmare,” said…

The European Union (EU) on Wednesday hit Google with a record-breaking €4.34 billion ($5.06 billion) antitrust fine and ordered the tech giant to make changes that will scale back its dominance of the mobile phone market. Should Google be broken up? “The answer is yes.” Characterizing the move as “the EU’s sharpest rebuke yet to…

Rep. Barbara ComstockBarbara Jean ComstockLive coverage: House holds third day of public impeachment hearings Gun debate raises stakes in battle for Virginia legislature Progressives face steep odds in ousting incumbent Democrats MORE (R-Va.) is trailing behind her Democratic opponent by 10 points in one of the top House races this cycle, according to a poll…

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (R) has launched a new statewide digital ad that ties Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillMissouri county issues travel advisory for Lake of the Ozarks after Memorial Day parties Senate faces protracted floor fight over judges amid pandemic safety concerns Amash on eyeing presidential bid: ‘Millions of Americans’ want someone other than…

The West Virginia secretary of state is blocking ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship’s efforts to appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate, setting up a high-stakes legal fight. Secretary of State Mac Warner (R) said on Thursday that Blankenship’s attempt to appear on the ballot as the Constitution Party’s candidate would violate the state’s…

As the heart-wrenching story of a Honduran mother having her baby daughter ripped from her arms by federal authorities as she was breastfeeding provided yet another example of the immense cruelty of President Donald Trump’s family separation policy, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Wednesday led a sit-in outside the offices of Customs and Border Patrol…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn’t issue a single word of public criticism of their fellow Democrats for voting to deregulate Wall Street and hand President Donald Trump immense spying powers, but on Monday the Democratic Party heads lectured their colleagues and grassroots activists on the need…

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s “shameful” decision on Tuesday morning upholding President Donald Trump’s travel ban from several majority-Muslim countries, civil liberties and religious freedom groups called on those outraged by the ruling to attend—or organize—a rapid-response rally in their local community. Click Here: Rugby league Jerseys The ACLU’s “People Power” website was…

Just hours after Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned that Israel is gearing up to launch a “large and painful military operation” in Gaza that would rival Operation Protective Edge—a 2014 assault that killed more than 2,000 Palestinians—the Israeli military carried out “wide-scale” airstrikes across Gaza on Friday following weekly anti-occupation protests along the border…