July 17 News: World Bank Won't Finance Coal Plants Anymore Because Climate Change Hurts The Poor | ThinkProgress
Excellent!
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In the House, a Refusal to Govern - NYTimes.com
In the House, a Refusal to Govern - NYTimes.com
Ridiculous. "The House will refuse to consider a comprehensive immigration bill that could lead to citizenship for millions of immigrants, Republican leaders said on Wednesday,..."
Reprehensible that the Republicans are not willing to work on the bill and compromise, like their unwillingness to work (16 times!) with the Senate on the budget.
Holding your breath and stomping your feet when you don't get your way befits a 5-year-old -- but is behavior our elected U.S. government should never resemble. It is shameful, and an abrogation of their duties.
We need to censure and soon after fire such obstructionist politicians. This ugly refusal to work together to move forward on important issues sounds like the death rattle of a functional Democracy, if not of one political party in particular.
"These actions show how far the House has retreated from the national mainstream into a cave of indifference and ignorance. House members don’t want to know that millions of Americans remain hungry (in an economy held back by their own austerity ideology), and they don’t want to deal with the desperation of immigrant families who want nothing more than a chance to work and feed themselves without fear of deportation."
Ridiculous. "The House will refuse to consider a comprehensive immigration bill that could lead to citizenship for millions of immigrants, Republican leaders said on Wednesday,..."
Reprehensible that the Republicans are not willing to work on the bill and compromise, like their unwillingness to work (16 times!) with the Senate on the budget.
Holding your breath and stomping your feet when you don't get your way befits a 5-year-old -- but is behavior our elected U.S. government should never resemble. It is shameful, and an abrogation of their duties.
We need to censure and soon after fire such obstructionist politicians. This ugly refusal to work together to move forward on important issues sounds like the death rattle of a functional Democracy, if not of one political party in particular.
"These actions show how far the House has retreated from the national mainstream into a cave of indifference and ignorance. House members don’t want to know that millions of Americans remain hungry (in an economy held back by their own austerity ideology), and they don’t want to deal with the desperation of immigrant families who want nothing more than a chance to work and feed themselves without fear of deportation."
FDA to set new limits on arsenic in apple juice - The Washington Post
FDA to set new limits on arsenic in apple juice - The Washington Post
This is good; shame we had to fight to keep inorganic (toxic) arsenic levels down in something as common as apple juice. FDA barely doing its job to ensure public health and safety, and some say business needs no or less regulation. Shee-oot it does.
This is good; shame we had to fight to keep inorganic (toxic) arsenic levels down in something as common as apple juice. FDA barely doing its job to ensure public health and safety, and some say business needs no or less regulation. Shee-oot it does.
Democrats Poised to Limit Filibusters, Angering G.O.P. - NYTimes.com
Democrats Poised to Limit Filibusters, Angering G.O.P. - NYTimes.com
Yes. “Now and into the future, Republicans and Democrats should be able to have an up-or-down vote on the team they want to put in place,” said Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, as she walked into the meeting to discuss how Democrats plan to proceed. “I do not view that as an extraordinary step. I do not view it as a nuclear option. I view it as something we sadly had to come to because of the way they’ve obstructed putting really good people in place without cause.”
Yes. “Now and into the future, Republicans and Democrats should be able to have an up-or-down vote on the team they want to put in place,” said Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, as she walked into the meeting to discuss how Democrats plan to proceed. “I do not view that as an extraordinary step. I do not view it as a nuclear option. I view it as something we sadly had to come to because of the way they’ve obstructed putting really good people in place without cause.”
Study: Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths a year - latimes.com
Study: Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths a year - latimes.com
Solar power is cheap, plentiful, and sustainable. It does not blow up in trains, or foul entire ecosystems, villages, and oceans.
Solar power is cheap, plentiful, and sustainable. It does not blow up in trains, or foul entire ecosystems, villages, and oceans.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Senate fails to advance student loan rate fix - CBS News
Senate fails to advance student loan rate fix - CBS News
This is infuriating. "Do you know the party affiliation of the 49 members of the Senate who refused to support this one year extension? 3 Dems and ALL GOP. So why attack them all?"
This is infuriating. "Do you know the party affiliation of the 49 members of the Senate who refused to support this one year extension? 3 Dems and ALL GOP. So why attack them all?"
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