The '90s are over: 5 reasons to embrace carbon pricing today
The entrenched view that the United States will never support a carbon price is misguided.
The entrenched view that the United States will never support a carbon price is misguided.
King Charles III will make his first public appearance in months this coming Sunday, when he and Queen Camilla attend an Easter service at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace officials said on Tuesday. Charles was diagnosed with cancer in February and has not held any major public appearances in the time since, as he’s undergone treatment....
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Tuesday it would likely retain widespread access to one of the two common drugs used in medication abortion, in a case that could have nationwide implications for reproductive rights and the authority of federal agencies. During oral arguments, a majority of the justices appeared deeply skeptical that a group of...
I see myself as occupying a space at the intersection of three great thinkers — Aquinas, Gramsci and Burke — who provide the foundational pillars upon which my current political thinking rests.
“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart blasted “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary for defending former President \Trump’s business tactics leading to a $464 million judgment, plus interest, in a New York civil fraud trial against Trump, his company and its executives. Stewart pushed back on the idea that crimes of tax fraud were “victimless,” during...
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday criticized the Biden administration's decision to abstain from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, arguing it made Hamas and Iran happy. “Hamas, when they saw the abstention, were thrilled,” Pompeo said on Fox News's “The Story” with anchor...
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused Meta of suppressing Palestine-related content on its platforms, calling its actions “deeply troubling.” Their letter, addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a follow-up to a December one Warren sent that was also about Instagram and Facebook suppressing Palestinian content. The senators say Meta’s...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will have to pay just under $300,000 in a deal that keeps him out of federal court. The deal — which also requires the attorney general to perform 100 hours of community service and take continuing legal education classes — allows Paxton to avoid a trial for securities fraud, for...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday decried the United States's decision to abstain from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. “The Biden administration abstaining from the UN ceasefire vote is deeply offensive and strategically stupid,” Cotton said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter....
America is competing with Russia and China in a great power struggle.
Hydropower generation in the U.S. West plunged to a 22-year low last year — an 11 percent drop from the year before, according to a new federal data analysis. The total amount produced in the region amounted to 141.5 million megawatt-hours, or about 60 percent of the country's total hydroelectricity output in the 2022-2023 "water...
We will strengthen our leadership when we elect more climate champions and enough potential climate leaders throughout society rise to the challenge.
We saw it with ObamaCare, COVID-19 vaccines, EVs and many other issues — e.g., the mandated use of ethanol in gasoline. And they may be coming for your gas stove next.
Mick Mulvaney, who served as former President Trump’s acting chief of staff, called former President Trump a “trampoline president” following the reduction of his bond in his New York civil fraud case Monday. “If he’s acquitted, in New York, under… the… hush money case, he’s gonna say, ‘Look, there, it proves it, it was nothing...
Shares of former President Trump's social media startup rose nearly 50 percent after debuting on the stock market Tuesday, triggering a pause on trading. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social platform, went public Tuesday morning after a years-long effort to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Shares...
Democrats of good will can find common ground with Republicans and with No Labels. History awaits their collective decision.
Visa and Mastercard agreed to reduce and cap credit card interchange fees as part of a landmark antitrust settlement with U.S. merchants, who say the deal could save tens of billions of dollars over the next five years. "This settlement is the culmination of eight years of hard-fought litigation and detailed, painstaking negotiations,” Hilliard Shadowen...
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is dismissing criticism NBC News is facing from some of the network's biggest stars over its decision to hire former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor. "This has nothing to do with Ronna McDaniel's behavior during Jan. 6 or the 2020 election," Mulvaney said...
A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the pretrial detention for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich until the end of June. After hearing from prosecutors, Gershkovich's detention was extended until June 30, according to state-run news outlet TASS. Gershkovich has already been detained for around a year following his March 2023 arrest in the Russian...
Alina Habba, attorney to former President Donald Trump, mocked New York Attorney General Letitia James, after an appeals court significantly reduced the cost of a bond he must pay while he appeals his multimillion-dollar civil fraud penalty. Habba appeared on Fox News' "Jesse Watters Primetime" Monday evening, where the host asked her about the court’s...
The United Kingdom has delayed the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stating the United States needs to guarantee the publisher will not face the death penalty. The British High Court judges, Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson stated the U.S. needs to ensure that Assange will be afforded “the same First Amendment protections as a...
A young Venezuelan who allegedly participated in this crime has been arrested. Was this murder committed on behalf of Maduro's regime?
President Biden has narrowed the gap against former President Trump in six out of seven key battleground states over the past month, according to a new poll that hints at a likely close general election race between the two men in November. A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll, published Tuesday found Biden still trailing Trump overall...
Losses in Black and Hispanic communities present an obvious loss; however, the even greater threat could come from white liberals seeing their beliefs undermined by these departures.
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R), who was imprisoned for leading a corruption scheme last year, has now been indicted on new charges. Householder faces 10 new felony counts after being indicted by a County grand jury on Monday. The new counts include allegations of ethics violations, misuse of campaign funds and theft in...