Bulletin Board—We Need A Green New Deal—We’re Running Out of Time!
We are all tired of California’s elected national officials waving off climate policy. I was with the Sunrise Movement the morning students went to talk to Sen. Dianne Feinstein last February. Her behavior wasn’t just disgraceful, but really unwise.
Bulletin Board—Stopping 5G Microwave Radiation: The May 15th National Day of Action
A friend of ours who works in public relations told us once that the only group he really worries about are the people who shop at Whole Foods. And by this, we imagine he meant people who care about the food they eat and the world around them, who read …
Opinion: Trump’s “Troika of Tyranny” Meddles in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua
Under the guise of protecting human rights, the Trump administration is illegally meddling in three countries it has dubbed the “troika of tyranny” — Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. National Security Adviser John Bolton claimed, “Miami is home to countless Americans, who fled the prisons and death squads of the Castro regime …
Opinion: The Medicare for All Con Job
There is an agenda behind every word and every policy that emerges from Washington, and it’s usually not the one politicians are saying. Let’s take Medicare for All and its precursor, Obamacare. Supporters say Obamacare has made health care affordable for millions. Its critics point to rising premiums and sky-high …
Citizen’s Corner: Jennifer Jensen’s Favorite Bills This Week—Help for Petrels, and Good News for the Rogue River!
Three of President Trump’s environmentally-related decisions show that his environmental score card is, like that of most Presidents, really mixed. Our natural world, the animals around us, and our own bodies, are experiencing assaults on unprecedented levels, and the effects upon our ecosystems from modern hubris, continue to be devastating. …
Puerto Rico gets Ripped Off Again In a Corrupt $400 Million Energy Bond Deal
A business as usual bond deal is about to be foisted upon Puerto Rico’s ratepayers and fledgling economy. It will result in a $400 million annual cash draw for at least the next twenty years. Think about wasting money on overpriced oil, political appointees and useless consultants over the last twenty years and …
Opinion: Donald Trump the Blue Collar President
During the campaign, Donald J. Trump was dubbed the blue-collar billionaire. Now, President Donald J. Trump is the blue-collar president. It makes sense. As a builder, he worked alongside steelworkers, bricklayers and laborers who made the Trump Towers rise. He forged an unbreakable bond with them, the bond that comes from …
Opinion: Mueller Documented Probable Cause That Trump Obstructed Justice
After a nearly two-year investigation, culminating in a 448-page report, Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 election but found insufficient evidence to prove the Trump campaign conspired with Russia. Mueller did not decide, however, if Trump obstructed justice. The special counsel detailed 10 acts that …
Bulletin Board—Call to Action: Tax Relief for Pregnant Moms
Feminists for Life President Serrin Foster issued the following statement: “We urge swift and universal support by senators of both parties of Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act, which allows pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children.” This bill builds on the Child Tax …
Opinion: Assange’s Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime
After living under a grant of asylum in London’s Ecuadorian embassy for nearly seven years, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was forcibly ejected and arrested by British police on April 11. Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, accused Assange of “repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols.” After an anonymous source revealed the “INA Papers,” a …
Should Hugs Be Politically Lethal?
Getty Images DailyClout sponsored content To help Lucy Flores, a politician who served in the Nevada State Assembly from 2011-2015, increase attendance at a political rally where she was scheduled to speak, Vice Pres. Joe Biden generously went out of his way to attend and show his support. How did …
Opinion: US Takes Illegal, Dangerous Actions Toward Regime Change in Venezuela
he United States is taking illegal and dangerous actions to execute regime change in Venezuela. In January, Juan Guaidó declared himself “interim president,” in a strategy orchestrated by the United States to seize power from President Nicolás Maduro. In March, Guaidó announced that “Operation Freedom,” an organization established to overthrow the Maduro government, would …
Opinion: Lawyers Worldwide Urge International Court: Investigate Israeli Crimes
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – MARCH 29: Health workers carry a wounded press member after israeli intervention during a protest against construction of Jewish settlement within 43rd anniversary of Palestinian Land Day in Ramallah, West Bank on March 29, 2019.(Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) On the eve of the first …
Opinion: Mueller Didn’t Exonerate Trump of Obstruction of Justice
The Mueller report is finally done. On March 23, Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent the confidential report of his 22-month investigation to Attorney General William Barr. Less than 48 hours later, Barr released a four-page letter outlining Mueller’s conclusions and jumping to one as well. In response to Barr’s letter, Donald Trump …
BULLETIN BOARD: PHOENIX ARIZONA “BABE COUNCIL” WEEKEND PLANS
For those of you DailyClout community members who live in the Phoenix, AZ area, please check out the amazing Babe Council! This is how DailyClout loves to see grassroots activism—community-driven, but creative, cutting-edge and even fun. We’ve learned that if civic action is always heavy, people burn out, so we …
Robespierre with Lipstick
Here is a simple question: If slavery is a 100% tax on one’s labor, what do you call a 70% tax? Such is the level of taxation envisioned by a young, idealistic freshman Congresswoman, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. How does this Congresswoman and her fellow travelers arrive at this number? How does Sen. Elizabeth …
The Ever-Growing Gap in Income and Wealth
Since the publication of my book Survival of the Richest in July 2017, the bleak numbers I documented in terms of disparity of wealth have only grown worse. A recent paper from the Economic Policy Institute found that the top 1 percent of American families made an astounding 26.3 times …