Month: October 2020

The overseas hub for America’s “war on terror” is the massive Ramstein Air Base in southwest Germany. Nearly ignored by US media, Ramstein serves crucial functions for drone warfare and much more. It’s the most important Air Force base abroad, operating as a kind of grand central station for airborne war—whether relaying video images of…

The House Science Committee’s effort to obtain documents and information related to the ExxonKnew investigations was met with a brick wall on Wednesday after state attorneys general and nonprofit organizations refused to comply with the subpoenas, calling them an “intimidation tactic” with “McCarthy-like overreach” that violates the First Amendment. The “requests to attorneys general and…

The Saudi-led, U.S.-backed military coalition has resumed bombing in Yemen as an uneasy, five-month-long ceasefire gives way to an escalation in fighting that puts besieged civilians at even greater risk. According to news outlets, there were “immediate reports of civilian deaths” after coalition airstrikes in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a on Tuesday.  Citing medics at…

Donald Trump’s misogyny was once again on full display Wednesday night, with the Republican nominee going so far as to call rival Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman” during the final presidential debate. But, the candidates’ answers regarding abortion and the Supreme Court were the most revealing in terms of who would work to uphold the…

As Kid Rock flirts with a possible Senate bid in Michigan, some GOP consultants and donors are struggling to get in contact with the singer through the state’s Republican network, Vice News reported Thursday. Despite talking with his public relations staff, the rock singer — real name Robert Ritchie — appears to be rebuffing the efforts of GOP officials,…

Tom Malinowski, a longtime human rights activist and assistant secretary of State under former President Obama, is tossing his hat into the ring for one of the top House races in the country. Malinowski announced his decision to take on Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) in a tweet that linked to his campaign website, which at this…

Yet another report, this one from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO), highlights what many American families already know: The rich keep getting richer, while everyone else keeps struggling to get by. The CBO report, released Thursday and prepared at the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), examines trends in family wealth from 1989 to…

Environmental groups on Thursday sent an open letter to President Barack Obama warning him that the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) threatens to upend his climate legacy. The letter (pdf), released ahead of the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in Hangzhou, China, calls on Obama to protect the 2008 G20 commitment to…

In what’s being described as a “2016 debate changer,” a broad coalition of progressive lawmakers and organizations is launching on Thursday a new push for a national public health insurance option. With a congressional resolution backed by a grassroots campaign, “this is the most significant healthcare push by Democrats since the passage of Obamacare,” said…

Environmental and advocacy groups on Thursday responded to recent reports that Republican attorneys general colluded with fossil fuel lobbyists to shield ExxonMobil from fraud investigations, saying the revelations were a clear case of industry corruption. “Republican attorneys general are working for Exxon,” said R.L. Miller, co-founder of Climate Hawks Vote. “Silly me, I thought they…