Biden Reverses Stance On Super PACs as Campaign Funding Lags

Despite previously condemning Super PACs and declaring he would refuse their funding, Biden reversed course on Thursday opening the door to the controversial campaign finance groups. Joe Biden came under fire in June for telling a room of wealthy Wall Street donors that “nothing would fundamentally change” under a Biden administration. After opening the doors […]

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Offshore Wind Power Could Become $1 Trillion Industry By 2040

The future of renewable energy could lie in offshore wind power and may become cheaper than natural gas in Europe in the near future. The global transition to clean energy could be led by offshore wind power according to a new study by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which found that the power source is […]

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The Vaping Crisis Is Real, But the Government Reaction to It Bizarrely Misses the Point

Panic-driven e-cigarette bans conflate two separate concerns—youth vaping, and a new respiratory illness that appears to be caused by black market THC vapes using specific additives. According to the October 24 update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1,604 cases of severe lung injury associated with the use of vaping products have […]

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Dozens of Iraqi Protesters Killed During Violent Police Crackdown

In a new wave of nationwide protests in Iraq on Friday, more than 20 Iraqi protesters were reportedly killed and a few thousand others injured. Iraqi riot police clashed with demonstrators in the capital of Baghdad and across other southern provinces after angry crowds of Iraqi protesters attempted to enter the capital’s Green Zone, where […]

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Reversing Downward Trend, US Air Pollution Creeps Back Up

Fine particulate matter has been on the rise in the U.S. since 2016, a disturbing reversal in recent U.S. air pollution trends for environmentalists. A new study released this October by the National Bureau of Economic Research (N.B.E.R.) found that fine particle air pollution in the U.S. has been on the rise since 2016. The […]

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Betsy Devos Found in Contempt of Court For Student Debt Collections

“The judge is sending a loud and clear message: Students have rights under the law and DeVos’ illegal and reckless violation of their rights will not be tolerated.” A federal judge on Thursday held Education Secretary Betsy Devos in contempt for violating an order to stop collecting student loans from defunct, fraudulent for-profit education network […]

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Catalunya Independence Revolt Rocks Spain as Separatists Rally

The Catalunya independence movement in Spain shows no signs going away despite violent crackdowns and lengthy prison sentences handed out by the Spanish government. On October 14, nine imprisoned members of the Catalunya independence movement were found guilty of sedition and lesser crimes, and though they dodged the more serious charge of “rebellion,” the verdict […]

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As Customers Lose Electrical Power, Bankrupt Utility Continues to Pay for Political Power

Despite filing for bankruptcy, Pacific Gas & Electric is finding the money to line the pockets of Washington politicians. (By Frank Bass, MapLight) Pacific Gas & Electric, the California utility that’s shutting off power to hundreds of thousands of people to avoid sparking more catastrophic wildfires, has given almost $150,000 to federal candidates since filing […]

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Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria?

On October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish militias controlled the vast territories. Trump clarified that the decision is connected with the intention of Turkey to attack Kurdish units, posing a threat to Ankara. It’s incredible that the Turkish military […]

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