Category: News
Former Florida Congressman Says Best Thing Matt Gaetz Can Do Is ‘Shut Up, Hire a Lawyer, and Resign’
Former congressman David Jolly (R-Fla.) said Wednesday the best thing Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) can do now is “shut up” and resign.
Schumer: ‘Biden Legally Has the Authority to Cancel up to $50K in Student Debt Through Executive Action’
President Biden has it within his executive power to erase up to $50,000 per borrower in student loan debt, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), addressing the racial wealth gap during a virtual roundtable.
Yellen Calls for ‘Global Minimum Corporate Tax’ to Stop ‘Race to the Bottom’
The US treasury secretary is proposing an international "minimum corporate tax," such that the United States and other nations potentially could raise taxes on corporations in their home countries without fear that those companies would then bolt overseas to another country with a more-favorable tax rate.
W.H. Climate Adviser: When the President Says He Hears the Word ‘Climate,’ He Thinks ‘Jobs’
While a Republican climate denier tries to play "gotcha" by singling out the elements of President Biden's big new infrastructure plan which pertain to dealing with global climate change, the White House climate adviser is more than happy to own those provisions.
Vaccinologist: Things Will Be Much Better in the Fall
The state of the global coronavirus pandemic should be easing up such that things should be much better by this fall, according to a physician who's a noted expert in vaccinology.
Fmr Republican Strategist: GOP Has Drawn a Line in the Sand and Said They Are for ‘White Power in America’
The Republican Party has cast aside its core principles to move towards an embrace of power aimed at one thing: advancing white people at the expense of American people of color. That's according to former GOP strategist and Lincoln Project adviser Kurt Bardella.
‘We Need Democratically Agreed to Rules for the Internet’
Under fire in some quarters for their role in disseminating information -- and disinformation -- to the American people ahead of last year's presidential election, two top tech leaders defended their companies' roles and at least one sought some sort of oversight for the future.
‘I Am So Sick of Prayers and Thoughts’
After another in the long march of deadly mass shootings across the nation -- this one claiming 10 lives at a Colorado supermarket -- some are willing to settle for more of the usual bromides. Others -- very definitely -- are not.
Washington D.C. Statehood: ‘What We Want Is Equal Representation with Other Americans’
Democrats forcefully defended Washington DC's long-sought dream for statehood on Capitol Hill Monday, and just as strongly rebutted Republican arguments against making Washington the nation's 51st state.
Asian Americans Violence: Trump’s Language Is a ‘Direct Cause of Some of These Incidents’
While one US president tries to help the nation heal from racist killings and violence against Asian-Americans, his predecessor is blamed for fomenting the hate in the first place.
