OAKLAND, Calif. — The California activist movement to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom just got a national shot in the arm from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, two former Republican leaders who still have big republican followings. The bid remains a long shot in a …
Read More »Trump Strips Protections from Tongass National Forest
On Wednesday, the Trump administration published the standard rules that they are able to strip protections from 9.4 million hectares of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. The move is being shaped despite overwhelming opposition from the general public and Native Americans who rely on the forest for food and …
Read More »The Sept GDP math doesn’t spell good news for Modi govt
New DELHI: India’s economic growth fell to a worse-than-expected 7.1 percentage in the July-September quarter, dragged down by a slower consumer spending and farm growth, in a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who are suffering from a national election by May.India’s growth is still faster than China’s 6.5 percentage …
Read More »The jobs ‘conundrum’ continues: ‘How are we not getting higher wages?’
The June jobs report brought with it almost universally good news, unless you're a worker looking for a substantially fatter paycheck. Wage gains remain positive but muted, growing at 2.7 percent annually, or pretty much the same level as the previous three months and below Wall Street expectations. Read more: …
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