“There is virtually unanimous consensus among the world’s scientists who work in the area that human beings are the major reason that this is so the world’s average temperature rising,” writes Raven from London. “Because, just as first noted by the Swedish chemist Arrhenius in 1895, when you add more carbon dioxide or other co-called…
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Senate Republicans vote down measure to end ‘big oil’ tax breaks – CNN.com
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure championed by President Barack Obama to end tax breaks for the major oil companies. The procedural vote of 51-47, which failed to reach the needed threshold of 60 in favor, killed the measure, which was given little chance of eventually winning approval in the Republican-controlled House. Four…
Economic Snapshot for March 2012
The nation’s economy and labor market are gradually gaining strength. Job creation is up and the unemployment rate keeps falling. But American families need more months of much-stronger job creation to eliminate the massive economic pain that the crisis and its aftermath brought. Substantial trouble spots remain in the economy and in households’ economic security….
Sanford police threaten to arrest reporters, Zimmerman still free
Sanford Police threatened to arrest members of the media who approach or ask questions off the clock. A press release sent out Wednesday said police would arrest journalists who attempt to make contact with city employees during non-working hours. They asked to not approach, call or email the city employees at home. Some city staffers…
Supreme Court and Obamacare: What happens next
The Supreme Court likely will decide whether the Obama administration’s signature legislative accomplishment is unconstitutional within 48 hours. But aside from the nine justices and a handful of law clerks, none of us will know what that decision is until the summer. “By the end of this week, the justices will likely know, their law…
Surveillance Video of George Zimmerman Shows No Blood Or Bruises
In this stunning footage obtained by ABC News, George Zimmerman is scene being brought into the police station for an interview. In none of the clear, well lit shots of his jacket and clean shaven head are there visible any cuts, scrapes, bruises, or even dirt or soil. video platform video management video solutions …
7 Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Latinos
As the Supreme Court holds hearings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act this week, it is worth noting the ways Obamacare is improving the lives of Latinos. Given that Latinos are more likely to be uninsured than any other ethnic group, it comes as no surprise that a majority (66 percent) of Latino…
Faith Leaders Rally Around Affordable Care Act as a Step in the Right Direction
People of faith and other supporters came together outside the Supreme Court on Monday for a time of song and testimony in defense of the Affordable Care Act. On Monday the Court began hearing three days of arguments on the constitutionality of the law passed in 2010, which ensures all Americans have access to affordable…
Fox News Debunks Right-Wing Lies About Chevy Volt
Conservatives, led by Fox News, have been pushing a variety of lies about the Chevy Volt. They’ve falsely asserted that it is unsafe and a creation of the Obama administration, using absurd terms to discourage sales like, “exploding Obamamobiles.” This relentless partisan campaign against American products and American jobs has been so successful that GM CEO Dan…
Sanford Police Recommended Charging Zimmerman
The Miami Herald reports that the Sanford Police Department, at the conclusion of its Trayvon Martin investigation, recommended that the prosecutor file charges against the shooter George Zimmerman. Angela Corey, the special prosecutor now assigned to the case, confirmed the report: READ MORE: via Sanford Police Recommended Charging Zimmerman | ThinkProgress.
Sunshine State Bets On Sunset For Health Care Act
Scott holds that, until the Supreme Court decides the case, the Affordable Care Act is not yet the law of the land. In an interview with member station WUSF in Tampa, Scott says until then, he has no interest in setting up a health care exchange. “All it’s going to do is raise the cost…
New Black Panther Party Offers $10K Bounty For George Zimmerman
Over the weekend, members of the New Black Panther Party showed just how tense the situation in the Trayvon Martin shooting has gotten: They offered a $10,000 bounty for the capture of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed the unarmed teenager. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Mikhail Muhammad announced the reward during a protest on…
Supreme Court begins debating health care law [video] [audio of arguments]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday began three days of potentially landmark oral arguments over the constitutionality of the sweeping health care law championed by President Barack Obama, with a majority of justices appearing to reject suggestions they wait another few years before deciding the issues. In one of the most politically charged cases in…
Police chief steps down temporarily over handling of Trayvon Martin case[video]
Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. said Thursday that he would temporarily step down from his position over how the Trayvon Martin shooting case was handled. Police Capt. Scott O’Connor will run the department until an interim chief is appointed, City Manager Norton Bonaparte said. Lee and his department have come under withering criticism from…
Why Obama Hasn’t Won The Battle Over Messaging About Health Care Law
Princeton sociology professor and health care watcher Paul Starr says part of the problem is that so much of the law hasn’t taken effect yet. “They’re only really going to become aware of the specifics of the legislation as we get close to the point where there’s enrollment in health plans and where people actually…
House Republican Budget Could Cut Off Food Assistance For Millions Of Low-Income Americans
Ryan’s budget would turn food stamps into a block grant program, sending it back to the states to do with as they see fit. The plan also cuts SNAP by 17 percent, or more than $133 billion. As the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities noted, this proposal could cut millions of low-income people off…
New Minority-Focused PAC Launches
PAC Plus, a new minority-focused super PAC, launched today with one of Washington, D.C.’s most powerful Democrats in its corner. John Podesta, the founder of the Center for American Progress and a former White House chief of staff, will advise the group. PAC Plus is an outgrowth of PowerPAC, a 527 organization that spent $10…
No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace
Martin’s killing was the latest in what some demonstrators described as a pattern of unarmed black men being killed, often by law enforcement. Last month, eighteen-year-old Ramarley Graham was killed by New York police officers in his grandmother’s Bronx home after they chased him. Officers claim they thought Graham was armed. On Wednesday many demonstrators…
In Defense of ‘ObamaCare’
The ACA takes major steps towards reversing the failures of our market-driven system. The central feature of the new law addresses fears that losing a job, retiring early or starting a small business could result in being denied access to affordable health coverage. It does this by providing tens of millions of Americans with income-based…
Why the Republican budgets make the poor pay
But now cuts to those programs have to pay for the deficit reduction, the increased defense spending, and the tax cuts. That means the cuts to those programs have to be really, really, really deep. The authors have no other choice. In Ryan’s plan, for instance, revenues are approximately $2 trillion below the levels in…