by People's Action | Sep 9, 2016 | Breakfast
Ruling Expected On Dakota Pipeline Dakota Access Pipeline ruling expected today. AP: "U.S. District Judge James Boasberg says he’ll rule by the end of Friday on the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s request to block the $3.8 billion project, which will carry oil from North...
by People's Action | Sep 8, 2016 | Breakfast
Fight To Block Dakota Access Pipeline Intensifies Bill McKibben presses Hillary Clinton to speak out against the Dakota Access Pipeline, in LAT oped: "The fight at Standing Rock is a big damned thing. It’s a Flint-in-the-making, and it’s also a chance to for once do...
by People's Action | Sep 7, 2016 | Breakfast
Clinton, Trump Face Off Tonight Clinton and Trump take part in prime-time TV forum tonight 8 PM ET. The Hill: "... Hillary Clinton will go first during Wednesday evening's Commander in Chief forum, hosted by the IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) and...
by People's Action | Sep 6, 2016 | Breakfast
Congress Returns, Clock Ticks Congress returns with hopes of avoiding government shutdown. W. Post: "Lawmakers have four weeks to hammer out a spending deal before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30 ... Conservatives want to pass a six-month CR that would kick the larger...
by People's Action | Sep 2, 2016 | Breakfast
Limp August Job Report Job growth slowed in August. NYT: "[The pace of] hiring eased in August, with the government reporting on Friday that employers expanded their payrolls by 151,000 workers. The temperate performance is expected to bolster those within the Federal...