Speaking to an estimated 18,000 enthusiastic supporters who packed the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver on Saturday night, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proved that the momentum behind his campaign shows no signs of waning less than a week after shocking the nation’s political and media establishment by walloping rival Hillary Clinton by 22 Read more about Sanders Surge Eyes Nevada and South Carolina as Clinton Firewalls Show Cracks[…]

Click:Prototype machining Will the fossil fuel industry, which misled the public for decades about the risks of climate change, eventually pay the steep price that Big Tobacco did after lying for decades about the health hazards of smoking? U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch this week acknowledged that the U.S. Justice Department has “discussed” taking civil Read more about Big Oil Used Big Tobacco's Denial Playbook—But Will They Pay Same Price?[…]

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Wednesday in Zubik v. Burwell, a reproductive rights case with high stakes and implications “far beyond the realm of reproductive healthcare,” as ProPublica observed. #HandsOffMyBC Tweets In a case reminiscent of Hobby Lobby’s successful suit that permitted the for-profit corporation to refuse its employees healthcare coverage for Read more about 'Hands Off My Birth Control': Activists Demand US Supreme Court Protect Women's Health[…]

A U.S. airstrike on Tuesday killed scores of people in southern Yemen, an attack that one analyst says may represent a new approach to the administration’s “targeted killing” program. The Pentagon said in a statement that the target of the attack was an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp, adding, “our initial assessment Read more about New Approach to 'Targeting Killing'?: US Kills Scores in Yemen Strike[…]

Hillary Clinton is facing fresh scrutiny for her environmental track record, following her viral confrontation with a Greenpeace activist and some poorly-received follow-up remarks last week, as the presidential race heads to New York—home to a dedicated anti-fracking movement. Clinton told Greenpeace campaigner Eva Resnick-Day last week that she was “sick” of Bernie Sanders’ campaign Read more about Clinton Faces New Challenge from Fractivists After 'Insulting' Comments[…]

Verizon workers entered day three of their massive strike against the telecommunications giant on Friday, as job negotiations reportedly continued to fall short. As workers kept up coordinated marches, rallies, and picket lines up and down the East Coast, support for their actions kept growing and Verizon’s stock dropped four percent since last week as Read more about This Stoppage Won't Stop: Verizon Strike Continues as Talks Fall Through[…]

Middle- and low-income households in the U.S. made less money in 2014 than they did in 1999 as the middle class lost ground in almost 90 percent of the country’s metropolitan areas, a new analysis by the Pew Research Center released Wednesday has found. The report looked at 229 of the 381 federally designated “metropolitan Read more about As Wealthy Surge, U.S. Poor and Middle Class Incomes Have Gone Backward[…]

Hillary Clinton and her top aides failed to comply with U.S. State Department policies on records by using her personal email server and account, possibly jeopardizing official secrets, an internal watchdog concluded in a long-awaited report (pdf) on Wednesday. Clinton also never sought permission from the department’s legal staff to use the server, which was Read more about Government Report on Clinton Email Scandal Much Worse Than Expected[…]

A plan to shutter the last remaining nuclear power plant in California and replace it with renewable energy is being heralded widely as “a clear blueprint for fighting climate change,” which environmentalists hope will serve as “a model” for the nation. “The end of an atomic era,” is how the San Francisco Chronicle described the Read more about Closure of Diablo Nuclear Plant Signals Dawn of Renewable Energy Era[…]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerChuck SchumerOvernight Health Care: US showing signs of retreat in battle against COVID-19 | Regeneron begins clinical trials of potential coronavirus antibody treatment | CMS warns nursing homes against seizing residents’ stimulus checks Schumer requests briefing with White House coronavirus task force as cases rise Schumer on Trump’s tweet about 75-year-old Read more about Schumer tells Sinema he's backing her in Ariz. Senate race[…]