Entering office as Cuba’s new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel said Thursday that he would focus his leadership on ensuring that “the revolution continues its course”—promising the modernization of the island nation’s economy but making clear that he would fiercely defend its socialist system from outsiders who have pressured Cuba to change. “In Cuba there is no Read more about Vowing to Defend Ideals of Socialist Revolution, Miguel Diaz-Canel Steps in as Cuba's New President[…]

With EPA chief Scott Pruitt set to testify before Congress for the first time in months this week as his scandals continue to multiply, Friends of the Earth began airing an ad on “Fox & Friends”—President Donald Trump’s favorite TV program—accusing Pruitt of making Washington’s “swamp” of corruption “worse than ever” and urging Congress to Read more about In Ad Airing on 'Fox & Friends,' Green Group Says Congress Must Fire Pruitt If Trump Won't Act[…]

A coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration for blocking greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles that aimed to reduce air pollution and curb U.S. drivers’ contributions to the global climate crisis. In what critics called an “indefensible and frankly embarrassing decision,” last month Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read more about States Representing 44% of US Population Sue Trump's EPA for Blocking Auto Emissions Standards[…]

More than 50,000 people will be “condemned to misery,” according to one immigrant rights advocate, following the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans who arrived in the U.S. after fleeing their hurricane-ravaged country in 1999. “The Trump administration is turning its back on thousands of families who arrived from Honduras Read more about Immigrant Rights Advocates Denounce Trump DHS for 'Shameful and Cruel' End to Protection for Hondurans[…]

With at least two Senate Democrats now supporting Gina Haspel’s nomination to run the CIA, despite her leadership role in the Bush administration’s post-9/11 torture program, those working to #BlockHaspel are ramping up pressure on senators from both parties who are on the fence or may be swayed by the nominee’s horrific past. Constituents and Read more about With Haspel Confirmation Pending, Torture Opponents Target Fence-Sitters Flake, Heitkamp, and Others[…]

The open internet scored a huge victory on Wednesday, but you wouldn’t know it by watching America’s major corporate television networks. “Politicians see the light when they feel the heat! This victory was the result of the energy activists across the country brought. Let’s keep it up and bring it home!” —Rep. Keith Ellison Thanks Read more about Defenders of Open Internet Deliver 'Historic Win' as Senate Votes to Restore Net Neutrality[…]

Nobody was killed, but fifteen people were injured by an explosion and police in Mississauga, Ontario are looking for two suspects who bombed an Indian restaurant Thursday evening. “There were two individuals seen entering and detonating the device and two individuals that were seen fleeing the restaurant,” Const. Iryna Yashnyk told reporters at the scene. Read more about Police Seeking Two Suspects After Bombing of Indian Restaurant in Canada[…]

Continuing the reckless onslaught against Wall Street regulations that Congress kicked off last week with the final bipartisan passage of the Bank Lobbyist Act, President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve on Wednesday unveiled a plan to gut the post-crisis Volcker Rule—a move that consumer advocates warn will unleash a torrent of gambling by big banks and Read more about Paving Way for Next Taxpayer-Funded Wall Street Bailout, Trump Fed Unveils Plan to Gut Volcker Rule[…]

Climate activists are cheering after the California Assembly passed legislation on Tuesday that requires the state to transition to 100 percent fossil-fuel free electricity generation by the year 2045. “Moving to a clean energy economy will bring on a new era of prosperity that leaves no workers behind, protects our health and our communities, and Read more about 'Victory!' California on Brink of Mandating 100% Clean Energy by 2045[…]

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says that he would not consider taking on a non-executive oversight role at the squad. That was the function filled by three-time world champion Niki Lauda until he passed away in May 2019 at the age of 70. There has been no replacement for Lauda in that role, leaving the Read more about Wolff rules out ‘non-executive’ role at Mercedes[…]