While Irish Prime Minster Enda Kenny traveled to the White House to take part in a traditional “shamrock ceremony” with his American counterpart on Thursday, Irish lawmaker Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin and other critics called on Irish-Americans to take a stand against President Donald Trump and his xenophobic policies. To coincide with Ireland’s National Holiday, St. Patrick’s … Continue reading "Irish Americans Called to Stand Against Trump and Racism"

Lawmakers, scientists, and advocacy groups are decrying President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), saying they represent another broken campaign promise and a “heartless” attack on critical medical research. In keeping with his war on science, Trump’s “skinny budget” released earlier this month outlined a 20 percent cut to the … Continue reading "Trump Wants to Slash Medical Research Funding to Help Pay for Border Wall"

Time is running out for lawyers to stop the state of Arkansas from carrying out its plan for an “execution assembly line”—killing seven men within an 11-day span. The first executions for two of the men, Don Davis and Bruce Ward, are set for the same day, April 17. The Guardian‘s Ed Pilkington writes: The … Continue reading "Time Running Out to Halt Arkansas's "Execution Assembly Line""

Right-wing French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was accused Friday of exploiting the fatal shooting of a Paris police officer that occurred Thursday, as the anti-immigrant candidate seeks to bolster turnout before Sunday’s presidential election. Le Pen immediately invoked fears of “a war against us,” and in response the French prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve accused … Continue reading "Le Pen Accused of Exploiting Paris Shooting Days Before Election"

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE spoke with former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential nominee Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyMilley discussed resigning from post … Continue reading "Trump wishes Romney best of luck amid rumors of Senate bid: report"

President Donald Trump’s chief strategist and noted hatemonger Steve Bannon may have inadvertently revealed his to-do list in a series of photos posted to social media this week. Click Here: essendon bombers guernsey 2019 Bannon posed for pictures with Republican Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and other visitors who came to the White House on Tuesday to … Continue reading "Bannon's To-Do List: Lower Corporate Taxes, Ban Syrian Refugees, And More"

In addition to a new poll showing it would be extraordinarily popular, California’s single-payer bill—the Healthy California Act—would also cut costs while providing coverage for all. That is the conclusion of a new analysis (PDF) published on Wednesday by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI). “We estimate that, through implementation of Healthy California, overall costs … Continue reading "New Analysis Shows 'Medicare for All' Can Cover Everyone While Cutting Costs"

Press freedom advocates on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump over revelations that he had asked former FBI director James Comey to consider putting journalists in jail—a startling detail that was buried inside Tuesday’s bombshell New York Times report that Trump had asked Comey to drop his investigation against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. “Alone in … Continue reading "Buried in Comey Memo Report: Trump Asked FBI Chief to Jail Journalists"

Wisconsin ironworker and union activist Randy Bryce became a social media sensation on Monday following the release of a stirring ad announcing his bid to challenge House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for his congressional seat in 2018. Bryce has run for office before, as the Associated Press reported, but this campaign appears to have sparked … Continue reading "'Let's Trade Places': Aiming to Unseat Paul Ryan, Ironworker's Campaign Ad Goes Viral"

Led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, a coalition of 19 states on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department over their efforts to prevent the implementation of new federal rules designed to protect students from the predatory practices of for-profit colleges and their allies in the student loan industry. … Continue reading "To Protect Students from For-Profit School Predators, 19 States Sue Betsy DeVos"