Members of Congress, legal scholars, and even the union representing federal workers are calling on the White House to answer the GOP’s economic hostage-taking with unilateral action to prevent a default. As congressional leaders prepare for a Tuesday meeting at the White House, Congressman Jamie Raskin, a constitutional scholar, affirmed Sunday that if GOP lawmakers won’t […]
“When members have access to classified information, we should not be trading in the stock market on it,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “It’s really that simple.” Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives from across the political spectrum came together on Tuesday to introduce the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act, which would ban federal […]
“This is a significant win for the Arctic and for the climate,” said one campaigner. “Don’t just take our word for it, take Exxon’s: Oil and gas drilling in the Arctic is bad business.” Defenders of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Monday welcomed ExxonMobil’s statement to shareholders that the fossil fuel giant has no […]
While a Gwich’in Steering Committee leader said the policy “is a first for the American insurance industry and shows leadership to protect sacred lands,” Chubb’s board opposes climate and human rights shareholder resolutions. An Indigenous organization on Monday applauded Chubb for joining global insurers and major banks in refusing to underwrite new fossil fuel development within the […]