HALIFAX, CANADA — British sailors will begin training aboard Canadian icebreakers in a new agreement that reflects the United Kingdom’s heightened interest in developing a more robust Arctic military capability. Britain is just the latest nation to focus fresh attention on the far north as climate change opens the region to new opportunities for navigation and […]
Following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s objection to raising the corporate tax rate, the party has turned to Sen. Ron Wyden’s proposal. ; As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated the Democratic Party was close to a deal on the social spending package whose passage right-wing Democrats have obstructed for weeks, economic justice advocates ramped up pressure on […]
“When union members walk off a set about safety concerns, maybe ‘hiring scabs’ isn’t the solution you think it is.” The news of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a Hollywood film set intersected with the nationwide surge in labor movement activity Friday, as reports surfaced about unsafe working conditions and protests by union crew members […]
The right-wing West Virginia Democrat and fossil fuel investor has previously confessed his intent to quash his own party’s sweeping $3.5 trillion Build Back Better package. Underscoring the yawning chasm between progressives’ demands for a $3.5 trillion Build Back Better package and right-wing Democrats’ refusal to accept such spending, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders wrangled over the bill’s […]