"For the establishment press corps, the idea of grassroots progressive populism as a pathway to the White House is very strange. But for people who want genuine progressive change, it’s the only path."
It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way (K.Marx, Letter to F.Engels on the Indian Mutiny)
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Minority employees at Harley-Davidson's plant in Kansas City have been subjected to years of harassment and discrimination — including having swastikas and nooses posted in the plant, frequent racial epithets and at least one assault, several employees said at a news conference organized by the NA...
WHOA Washington's Biggest Lobbyist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gets Shut Out
A month before his inauguration, and shortly after he had finished a round of golf with Tiger Woods, Donald Trump was introduced to an adviser of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the chief advocacy group for American corporations.
Stanton Anderson stood in the clubhouse of Mr. Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., and extended his hand to the president-elect.
Mr. Trump refused it.
“You guys did everything to stop me,” Mr. Trump said, his face reddening, according to two people who were there. “I haven’t forgotten.
In the two years since, relations between Mr. Trump and Washington’s biggest lobbying organization haven’t much improved.
The chill has hurt the U.S. Chamber, which for decades was the unmatched voice of industry. Its revenue has dipped, spending on lobbying and elections has fallen, and its large-donor pool has shrunk.
Chilly relations with both the White House and congressional Democrats leaves the chief advocacy group for U.S. corporations struggling to adapt to changing politics and shift in the U.S. economy.
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Women dressed as witches dance in front of a fire during Walpurgis Night in Erfurt, Germany, on April 30, 2019. Costumed devils and witches meet to celebrate Walpurgis Night, a traditional religious holiday of pre-Christian origins. The event is named after Saint Walburga, an English nun who helped convert the Germans to Christianity in the 8th century.
The University of Alabama has bestowed an honorary doctoral degree to Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American to attend the university. The 89-year-old Foster received the degree during Friday's graduation ceremonies. She enrolled at the university in 1956 but was expelled three days later...
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'Microcosm of Everything Wrong With US Foreign Policy': Senate Fails to Override Trump Veto on Yemen
"Congress has a moral duty to continue pushing for an end to U.S. military involvement in Yemen."
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Wildlife officials are investigating a series of poisonings in Maryland that killed a great horned owl and seven bald eagles and caused "significant injuries" to multiple other eagles.The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released a statement earlier this week asking the public for any inform...
"The financial industry used $2 billion in political spending during the last election cycle to head off meaningful change and preserve its ability to rip off consumers."
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The financial industry used $2 billion in political spending during the last election cycle to head off meaningful change and preserve its ability to rip off consumers.. In February 2018, Rachelle Faroul became a symbol of racial discrimination in lending when an award-winning investigative report f...
GOP, Not Russia, Is Greater Threat to Free Elections
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The right to vote—the most basic right of a democracy—is still contested in too many states—and must be fought, state by state, by citizens of conscience.. We all have heard about WikiLeaks and Russian interference in the 2016 election. The report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has once mor...
US ARMY GOES RETRO TO THE WAR THEY WON (COMING LATE TO THE PARTY AS USUAL JUST LIKE IN WWI)
The United States Army wanted a spiffy new service uniform, one that would stand out in a tough recruiting environment and polish the Army’s image after a generation of grinding and divisive wars. So it turned the clock back. Way back. It chose a new uniform that looks almost exactly like the old ...
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