by People's Action | Aug 27, 2018 | Breakfast
Judge Issues Rebuke To Trump On Federal Workers Trump’s power to fire federal workers curtailed by judge. NYT: "A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that President Trump signed in late May that would...
by People's Action | Aug 24, 2018 | Breakfast
Georgia GOP Tries To Curtail Black Voting Majority-black Georgia county fires consultant who wants to close two-thirds of its polling places. WaPo: "Officials in Randolph County, Ga., have fired the consultant whose proposal to close two-thirds of the polling places...
by People's Action | Aug 23, 2018 | Breakfast
U.S. Escalates Trade War With China US and China escalate trade war as total sum levied reaches $100bn. The Guardian: "The US and China have escalated their ongoing trade war by implementing 25% tariffs on $16bn worth of imports on both sides, bringing the amount...
by People's Action | Aug 22, 2018 | Breakfast
Top Trump Advisors Are Now Felons The worst hour of Donald Trump's presidency just happened. CNN: "Two massive clouds that have been hanging over Donald Trump's presidency for months broke open almost simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon -- and poured rain all over the...
by People's Action | Aug 21, 2018 | Breakfast
Prisoners Strike To Protest 'Modern-Day Slavery' Prisoners nationwide go on strike to protest 'modern-day slavery'. USA Today: "Prison inmates nationwide plan to put pressure on the country's penal system by going on a two-week strike beginning Tuesday. The strike is...
by People's Action | Aug 20, 2018 | Breakfast
WH Says We Don't Need To Save Energy Reversing decades of US policy, the Trump administration says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative. AP: "Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the US, the Trump administration declares in a major new...
