Why the Green New Deal Is So Vague About Food and Farming
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) hold a press conference on the Green New Deal outside of the Capitol on February 7, 2019. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Green New Deal resolution, released last week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed…
Can Harris’ Sister Help Her Overcome the “Kamala Is a Cop” Rap?
Maya Harris celebrates as her sister, Kamala, is sworn in as attorney general of California in 2011.Anne Chadwick Williams/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the thick of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for president—when the candidate tried and often failed to land her message of criminal justice reform with…
Another Giant Telecom Merger Could Kill Jobs and Leave Low-Income Consumers in the Lurch. It’s Happened Before.
Advocates worry that a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint will hurt workers and consumers.Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/Newscom/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In January 2018, T-Mobile completed its acquisition of a small Midwestern telecommunications company, Iowa Wireless Services (iWireless). While the company only provided service to 75,000 customers, many of…
Trump Will Probably Sign Border Deal
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Just for the record, I suppose I should post something about our shiny new border deal, but I’ve been waiting a bit until President Trump decides what he’s going to do. It sounds like he’s going to support it: President Trump said Tuesday he’s not…
America’s Greatest French Fry Secret Revealed
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Hmmm: hello I am the social media intern and have to share this but I totally dont agree with it. here are @lucaspeterson’s fast food french fry power rankings https://t.co/ZeX79RNH15 — L.A. Times Food (@latimesfood) February 12, 2019 A picture is worth a thousand words,…
Should We Rein in Stock Buybacks?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. James Pethokoukis thinks Democrats should stop demonizing stock buybacks: In a jointly written New York Times op-ed, Sanders and Schumer tout their new bill that would prohibit corporations from buying back stock — there were some $1 trillion in repurchases last year — unless they…