Democrats shouldn’t focus only on abortion in the midterms. That’s a mistake America has long faced structural economic crises. Democrats must win on the economy and present a pro-worker agenda The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2022
Oil prices climb as world's biggest exporters agree to cut output In Vienna, ministers from the 13-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a group of 10 exporters led by Russia agreed to reduce production by 2 million barrels a day from November. The move pushed up global oil prices, but the Kremlin says production reduction is intended to… Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022
International warnings grow over threat to democracy in Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s unfounded claims of electoral fraud raise concerns he may reject October 2 vote results. Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022
Joe Manchin's power play backfires After Manchin urged bipartisanship, lawmakers on the right and left united against his bill Salon · Sep 28, 2022
Progressive Democrats frustrated with 2022 primary losses Progressive Democrats are facing a test of their power in November's midterm elections The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022
Senate advances funding bill to avert shutdown after Manchin measure scrapped Both parties opposed the measure on energy permits, which critics said would gut environmental protections The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022
A government funding bill is introduced as Congress races to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown The stopgap bill keeps federal agencies funded at current levels through mid-December. But a fight over reforming the permitting process for energy projects is bumping against a Friday deadline. WEKU · Sep 27, 2022
ECOWAS imposes asset freezes and travel bans on Guinea's military junta In this edition: West African political bloc ECOWAS slaps sanctions on the military junta ruling Guinea. Failure to provide a plan for a return to civilian rule has resulted in the junta's assets being frozen, with the threat of more severe sanctions also being laid on the table. Meanwhile, ECOWAS… France 24 · Sep 23, 2022
If Sanders and Warren Think Climate Change Is an Emergency, Why Are They Against These Green Energy Reforms? If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape. Reason · Sep 23, 2022
GOPer brags aide leaving for Wall Street "And her father already works for us," Bank of America CEO boasted in chummy exchange Salon · Sep 23, 2022
Why a shuttered auto plant in Ohio could doom Democrats from picking up a key Senate seat One of 2022’s most important Senate races may have been decided on ‘Black Monday’, John Bowden reports from Youngstown, Ohio The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
Manchin says his energy permitting bill will be ready Wednesday WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III says his long-anticipated bill to streamline energy infrastructure permitting will be released Wednesday and that he hopes Republicans will change their minds about opposing it before it comes up for a vote on a stopgap funding bill next week. Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022
Manchin rails against 'revenge politics' on permit plan Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics″ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Manchin: Energy permitting bill to be ready Wednesday - Roll Call Sen. Joe Manchin III says his bill to streamline energy infrastructure permitting will be released Wednesday. Roll Call · Sep 20, 2022
The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022 Ron DeSantis should be prosecuted for his treatment of immigrants The Florida governor’s use of vulnerable migrants as props is disgusting and criminal
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Editorial: Pass permitting reform: It’s good for the country, and a condition of passing the Inflation Reduction Act Bernie Sanders is embarrassing himself. The Vermont senator is pitching a fit about Democrats’ plans to attach reforms streamlining the approval of energy projects to a must-pass piece of legislation like a bill funding the government. He calls it Joe Manchin’s “side deal,” and that’s about the only thing he’s…
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022 Susan Sarandon and her Monarch co-star Trace Adkins ‘stayed away’ from politics on set ‘We just didn’t go there,’ said Adkins, who performed at the 2020 Republican National Convention
Reason · Sep 16, 2022 How Railroad Unions Almost Broke the Economy The narrowly averted strike would have been an economic catastrophe. The story of how we reached the brink of that disaster is an illustrative one.
Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022 Biden says deal to avert rail strike is a ‘big win’ for America WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hailed a tentative railway labor agreement, one that he helped broker and that averted an economically perilous nationwide work stoppage less than two months ahead of the November midterm elections.
Roll Call · Sep 15, 2022 Biden says freight rail carriers, workers have tentative deal - Roll Call President Biden said the rail deal includes a wage increase above 24 percent over five years and cap workers’ health care contributions.
Salon · Sep 15, 2022 Sanders fights for rail workers Sanders condemned the rail industry for trying to pressure workers into conditions he calls "unacceptable"
Roll Call · Sep 14, 2022 Sanders blocks Senate measure to avert rail stoppage - Roll Call Sen. Burr asked the Senate for unanimous consent on a joint resolution designed to avert a freight rail strike, but Sen. Sanders objected.
Reason · Sep 13, 2022 Both Left and Right Are Converging on Authoritarianism The problem with American politics isn't polarization—it's rising illiberalism.
Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2022 ‘Overworked’: US nurses strike over low pay, staffing shortages About 15,000 nurses in state of Minnesota begin three-day strike, one of the largest of its kind in US history.
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022 Manchin's big energy deal draws pushback from many Dems Sen. Joe Manchin made a deal with Democratic leaders as part of his vote pushing the party's highest legislative priority across the finish line last month