Following a day in which hundreds of thousands took to the streets of London to let President Donald Trump he was “not welcome” in the United Kingdom, a paragliding protester from Greenpeace executed a dramatic paraglider flyby—carrying a banner that read “Trump: Well Below Par”—over Trump’s golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland just as the president Read more about 'Well Below Par': Paraglider Fly-By Swipes Trump at President's Scottish Golf Resort[…]

Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “seismic” landslide victory over the corporate-friendly war hawk Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) will soon leave the top leadership post in the House Democratic Conference vacant, and anti-war progressive Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is reportedly considering running for the job. “Barbara Lee is one of the bravest and most underrated members of Read more about After Joe Crowley Defeat, Anti-War Progressive Barbara Lee Considers Bid for House Democratic Chair[…]

Progressives nationwide are applauding the wave of left-wing victories in a number of Democratic primary races—and warning that centrist Democrats who dismiss the growing nationwide enthusiasm for candidates who refuse corporate money and support bold proposals like Medicare for All and tuition-free higher education, do so at at their own peril. After winning the Democratic Read more about Progressives Gain Steam as Ocasio-Cortez Leverages Historic Win to Back Other Insurgent Democrats[…]

Taking aim at one of the most exploitative components of America’s broken criminal justice system, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would end the “destructive and unjust cash bail process” that keeps hundreds of thousands of people locked up at a given moment due to their inability to pay their way Read more about Denouncing America's "Debtor Prison" System, Sanders Introduces Bill to End Cash Bail[…]

A study of dozens of popular oat-based breakfast foods delivered sobering news this week when almost all of the products examined by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) were found to contain the chemical glyphosate. “We’re very concerned that consumers are eating more glyphosate than they know,” said Scott Faber, vice president of government affairs at Read more about Glyphosate—It's What's for Breakfast: Study Finds Cancer-Causing Weedkiller in Popular Oatmeal, Cereals, and Snack Bars[…]

In a further sign of the Trump-Pence administration’s “attempt to erase transgender people,” the Guardian reported this week that U.S. officials are pursuing an effort to strip the word “gender” from United Nations documents on human rights. The push from Washington-dispatched officials has been made at recent meetings of the U.N’s Third Committee of the Read more about Trump State Dept. Accused of Trying to Export Hate by Spreading Attack on Transgender People to United Nations[…]

Carlos Sainz believes that it’s unfair that Sergio Perez has been ousted from his seat at Racing Point at the end of 2020. Perez is just one year into a three-year contract with the team, but ten days ago he was told that his services were no longer required after the end of the current Read more about Sainz ‘a little angry’ about Perez being dropped[…]

LOS ANGELES — Republicans hoping to hold on to their majorities in state legislative chambers across the country are nervously eying President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role Read more about GOP fears steep losses in state legislatures[…]

Click: BOSTON – Progressives are trying to pull off a second shocking upset in a Democratic primary in as many months — this time in Massachusetts, where liberal Rep. Michael CapuanoMichael (Mike) Everett CapuanoInside the progressive hunt for vulnerable House Democrats Progressive mayor launches primary challenge to top Ways and Means Democrat Ex-GOP Rep. Roskam Read more about Left seeks to pull off an upset in Massachusetts primary[…]

Ironworker Randy Bryce, more popularly known as “Ironstache,” is projected to win the Democratic primary for the seat being vacated by House Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanBush, Romney won’t support Trump reelection: NYT Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here’s why Lobbying world MORE (R-Wis.). Bryce, the mustachioed 53-year-old endorsed by Sen. Bernie SandersBernie Read more about Ironworker and star of viral video wins Dem primary for Paul Ryan's seat[…]