— by Aaron Rupar, Journalist at ThinkProgress | Twitter: @atrupar As part of the deal President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence struck with Carrier, the company has promised to make a $16 million investment in its Indianapolis facility — an investment management
Congress Introduces Legislation To Destroy Social Security In December, 2015 just ahead of the Iowa caucuses, then-candidate Donald Trump stood up at a town hall and reassured a concerned AARP Iowa member that they “were not taking their Social Security.” In fact,
Elections have consequences and this election has some real dooseys. Now that president-elect donald trump has embarked on a victory tour to feed his needy ego, there are a few things Nevadan’s should know about how his policies will affect people across
— by Steven Dick and Tracy Austin We’re delighted to announce that the conditional use permit (CUP) extension Recology fought so hard for, and even took the county to court over (and won), expired on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, after 5 long frustrating years. The Jungo dump
In essence, United Technologies took trump hostage, he caved, and United Technologies won. And, that should send a shock wave of fear through all workers across this country. —by Nika Knight, Common Dreams staff writer President-elect donald trump has bowed to corporate
Former Obama aide calls plan a ‘mistake in policy and political judgment [Democrats] will regret’ —by Nadia Prupis, staff writer A former Obama aide is calling on Democrats not to support President-elect Donald Trump‘s so-called infrastructure plan, saying it’s a “trap” and
Law enforcement unleashed percussion grenades, rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons in sub-freezing temperatures on peaceful water protectors battling the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota late Sunday.An activist’s drone captured the onslaught: Source: Police Blast #NoDAPL Activists With Water
Calls on Trump to Release at Least 2015 Tax Returns, Which Are Not Under Audit Yesterday, the New York Times published new documents that showed Trump engaged in “legally dubious” schemes to avoid paying millions in federal income taxes, even as his
(Originally published on 12/10/2013) On December 5th, I sent an email to Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV2) regarding my concerns as to “fast-tracking” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) currently being negotiated in secrecy behind closed doors: I view the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a secret
(Originally posted on Rockolitics on May 20, 2014) I wrote to Rep. Mark Amodei NV2 expressing my concerns about climate. Here’s his response in which (1) he espouses climate change denialism (“I do not believe it is appropriate for the federal government to advocate
