Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: If You Want Privacy, You're Going to Have to Pay for It
Statements from Facebook’s chief operating officer regarding concerns over the company’s collection of users’ data this week left some critics wondering why Facebook—already one of the richest tech companies in Silicon Valley—still appears intensely focused on accumulating vast profits even as its monetization methods have proven controversial. Speaking with NBC News on Thursday, Chief Operating…
Carson Pulls Tool Used by Officials to Identify Segregation
In the latest sign that the Trump administration is systematically sabotaging the stated missions of federal government agencies, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced this week that it was doing away with efforts to identify segregation in American communities. HUD announced on Friday evening that it would pull an online assessment tool that…
Candidate endorsed by Pence loses Texas House primary
State Rep. Lance Gooden (R) is projected to win the Republican primary in the Texas 5th Congressional District, paving the way for him to replace retiring GOP Rep. Jeb HensarlingThomas (Jeb) Jeb HensarlingLawmakers battle over future of Ex-Im Bank House passes Ex-Im Bank reboot bill opposed by White House, McConnell Has Congress lost the ability…
Dem candidate for Maryland governor airs first campaign ad ever with same-sex kiss
Richard Madaleno, a Democratic candidate in Maryland’s gubernatorial race, made history on Thursday by airing the first political TV campaign ad to feature a same-sex kiss, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund. In the ad, Madaleno vows to “stand up to” President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge…
Rick Scott's Senate bid sets quarterly fundraising record for 2018 election cycle
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) raised $10.7 million in the second fundraising quarter, more than any other Senate candidate during a three-month period this cycle. The eye-popping total will undoubtedly increase pressure on his opponent, Democratic Sen. Bill NelsonClarence (Bill) William NelsonNASA, SpaceX and the private-public partnership that caused the flight of the Crew Dragon…
Net Neutrality Advocates Hopeful as California Bill Advances Despite Lobbyists' Attack
Despite concerns that California state lawmakers would cave to lobbyists for the telecommunications industry, legislation that’s been called the “gold standard” for state-level net neutrality protections cleared its first hurdle on the way to becoming law. Senate Bill 822, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), passed the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee and…
'Punctured Like a Pin Cushion' From Oil and Gas Drilling, Scientists Warn of Growing Sinkhole Threat in Texas
Researchers in Texas have pointed to widespread oil and gas drilling over several decades as the cause of new ground movement in the western part of the state—leading to concerns that the area is at risk for the formation of new sinkholes. Four counties in West Texas have been “punctured like a pin cushion with…
In Gift to Trump, House GOP Members Draft Rosenstein Impeachment Articles
While President Donald Trump continues to stoke fears that he may try to fire federal officials involved with the Russia investigation, Trump-aligned House Republicans reportedly have drafted impeachment articles against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. Members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, led by Rep. Mark…
'The Time for Single-Payer Is Now': Countering Corporate Lies, Doctors Run Ad Providing the Facts About Medicare for All
As momentum in the fight for Medicare for All continues to grow nationwide thanks to persistent grassroots organizing by nurses, democratic socialists, and progressive activists, a group of California doctors placed an unprecedented eight-page ad in a major Sacremento newspaper on Thursday in an effort to combat corporate lies about single-payer and provide “patients and…
131 House Dems Help GOP Pass Massive Pentagon Budget That Includes Billions for Expanded Nuclear Arsenal
While the world responds with alarm over President Donald Trump’s spontaneous decision to cancel diplomatic talks with North Korea scheduled for next month—which aimed to ease rising nuclear tensions—131 Democrats in the U.S. House joined with the overwhelming majority of Republicans to pass a $717 billion Pentagon spending bill that includes massive expansion of the…