“Millions of Americans depend on the mail every day,” said Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. “One political appointee does not get to decide the fate of the Postal Service.” Twenty state Attorneys General on Friday filed a joint complaint in an effort to block changes to the U.S. Postal Service enacted last week by Postmaster […]
Anger and warnings of looming “calamity” for tens of millions as federal assistance programs for jobless Americans come to an end. Progressives and economic experts fumed Monday as boosted unemployment aid—which has kept millions of workers, their families, and the overall economy afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic—came to an unceremonious end despite the persistence of the virus […]
After more than a decade of grassroots organizing, agitation, and tireless opposition by the international climate movement, the final nail was slammed into the Keystone XL’s coffin Wednesday afternoon when the company behind the transnational tar sands pipeline officially pulled the plug on its plans. [pullquote]”This victory is thanks to Indigenous land defenders who fought the Keystone XL pipeline for […]
“The world will be a better place when the NRA is finally destroyed. Looks like that day is closer.” “Thoughts and prayers.” [pullquote]”The NRA’s claimed financial status has finally met its moral status: bankrupt.” —NY Attorney General Letitia James[/pullquote] That is what many opponents of the National Rifle Association wryly stated in response to news […]