The big money chains behind the National Restaurant Association are trying to crush local democracy and upend the voters’ will on measures to increase the minimum wage and more.
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Trump Urged to Put Nation Before Family Profits
Given the international scope of the Trump Organization’s operations, a newly sworn-in President Trump will likely run afoul of several anti-corruption protections from Day One and put America at greater risk.
ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE, Has Big Plans for 2017
Steve Arnold, Mayor of Fitchburg, WI on his observations from the ALEC’s 2016 States and Nation Policy Summit, in Washington, DC
Jeff Sessions and Trump’s White House Swamp
Donald Trump may have campaigned on “draining the swamp,” but he brings an unprecedented and dazzling array of conflicts of interest to the White House and the Executive Branch.
Rex Tillerson and Exxon Spent Big on Climate Change Denial while Misleading Public, Evidence Shows
Trump’s choice to be America’s top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, has used Exxon’s profits to fuel climate change denial and obstruction through ALEC. And he’s close to Putin…
Revealed: The Trump Administration’s Energy Plan
The Donald Trump administration energy agenda is revealed in a memo prepared by Trump’s energy transition head Thomas Pyle, obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
Dutch Journalist Okke Ornstein Detained in Panama for Criminal Libel
Panama is coming under fire for imprisoning a Dutch journalist.
Trump Names Controversial Lawyer to be White House Counsel
Donald Trump chooses Tom DeLay’s “ethics” lawyer to become White House Counsel. This spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Choice for Education
Billionaire Betsy DeVos, a major GOP funder and party activist from Michigan, has been tapped by Donald Trump to become the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education next year.
Frackers Knew: Fossil Fuel Industry Has Known since 1967 that Injection Wells Cause Earthquakes, despite Denials
On August 9, 1967, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Northglenn, a northern suburb of Denver, Colorado. The Associated Press wrote that it was “the severest earthquake ever recorded” in the city’s history.