Joe Biden Just Released His Green New Deal. He’s Targeting Net Zero Emissions by 2050.
In a 10,400-word campaign policy proposal, the presumptive front-runner for the next Democratic presidential nomination laid out plans to ramp up renewable energy and electric car investments, spurring 10 million jobs over a decade, and ending fossil fuel subsidies. “As president, I will lead America, and the world, not only to confront the crisis in…
Elizabeth Warren’s New Economic Plan Tears into Trump on Trade
Sen. Elizabeth Warren campaigns at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on May 3, 2019.Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Elizabeth Warren, then a wonky law professor teaching at Harvard, led the effort to set up a new federal agency, a financial watchdog that would fight for American consumers against…
John Hickenlooper Has a Curious Connection to a Trump Cabinet Secretary
Mother Jones illustration; ZUMA Press Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s ties to the oil and gas industry run deep, especially when compared to those of other candidates in the unwieldy 2020 Democratic field. In some ways, given that Hickenlooper served two terms in the fifth-largest oil-and-gas-producing state, these connections are not surprising. But what may…
Everyone in the World Wants to Fix Facebook. Here’s Why No One Can.
Abaca Press / AP While the US holds congressional hearings to listen to tech giants explain they want to do better, other countries are passing and promising new laws that aim to take action against the virulent spread of disinformation, violence, and hate speech. Last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May unrolled a proposal that outlines…
Don’t Expect Trump to Stop Targeting Ilhan Omar. It Looks Like His Newest 2020 Strategy.
Brian Lawless/ZUMA President Donald Trump on Monday ramped up his attacks against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) —this time labeling her statements “ungrateful” and “hateful” toward the United States—while newly accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of ignoring what he claimed was a record of anti-semitism by the Minnesota congresswoman. If that wasn’t enough, Trump also baselessly…
Mayor Pete Buttigieg Officially Kicks Off His Presidential Campaign in South Bend, Indiana
Preston Ehrler/ZUMA Wire Pete Buttigieg launched his presidential campaign on Sunday afternoon, in the city he helms as mayor, South Bend, Indiana—officially joining a big, diverse field of Democrats vying to topple President Donald Trump in 2020. Buttigieg fans clad in rain gear packed an old Studebaker building in South Bend for the announcement, a…