

Arts Nov 08

Jane Fonda spoke with the PBS NewsHour about getting arrested and being an older activist. “When you’re older, what have you got to lose?" she said.
By Joshua Barajas
Nation Oct 18

Fonda said she plans to get arrested every Friday to advocate for urgent reduction in the use of fossil fuels.
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Politics Aug 22

Sanders describes his plan as a "ten-year, nationwide mobilization centered on equity and humanity" that would create 20 million new jobs.
By Juana Summers, Associated Press
Nation Jul 08

President Donald Trump promoted his environmental record in the face of widespread criticism over his administration's regulatory rollbacks.
By Associated Press
May 16

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Inslee's proposal comes as some Democrats on Capitol Hill push a Green New Deal with a similar focus, but the former congressman, who has spent decades as a leading advocate for combating rising carbon levels, is seeking to carve out…
Majority Republicans forced the vote Tuesday as they try to turn the Green New Deal into a wedge issue in the 2020 elections. Democrats called the GOP's move a "sham" and said it carries its own political risk.
Although a candidate just entered the 2020 presidential race with a platform centered on climate change, some experts say Americans aren’t fully aware of the scope and seriousness of global warming. Among them is David Wallace-Wells, who argues in a…
Feb 18

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press
President Donald Trump is going after the "horror show" known as the diversity visa lottery program. His description of it is pure fiction. Here's a closer look at the president's claim, among others, this past week.
Feb 15

By Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Captivated by a handful of liberal superstars, Democrats are venturing where the party has long feared to tread: Steep taxes on the rich. Abolishing an immigration enforcement agency. And proposing a sweeping Green New Deal to combat climate change.
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