Tag: Kamala Harris
Energy Dominance Will Make Americans Sick
Energy dominance means big profits for oil and gas companies but impaired health for many Americas who will be harmed by toxic waste.
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Minimum wage, paid sick time bills pass in Lansing. Is bipartisan dealmaking back at the Capitol?
Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement on new minimum and tipped wages for some Michigan workers, plus changes to the state’s paid sick leave law. And, Michigan Republicans and Democrats meet separately this weekend in Detroit to choose new state party chairs.
Tallman: New religion of ‘Trumpianity’ diametrically opposed to Christianity
When genuine religion wanes, people tend to make politics their religion, and the nation becomes an idol, that is, something people use to replace God. “Christian nationalism,” which is rampant in the United States right now, is idolatry. People are more dedicated to the nation than to truth and God. However, God is bigger than […]
Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?
By Jake Bittle and Zoya Teirstein
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.
When Joe Biden first became president, some found it hard to believe that he cared very much about climate change.
With a global pandemic raging, the former vice president and longtime senator pitched his 2020 campaign as a return to normalcy and a referendum on the erratic leadership of Donald Trump.
Today’s Political Rhetoric Rewards The Rich But Can’t Save The Planet
Language at its finest imparts information so humans can empower each other. It conveys expressions of emotions, warnings for self-preservation, offerings of social togetherness — and, most recently, misinformation/disinformation. The current global political climate is packed with rhetoric that persuades audiences to roil over perceived slights, including peer-reviewed evidence that … [continued]
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