Warren Campaign Moves to Unionize

Campaign authorizes union who opposes Green New Deal to represent them

Cameron Cawthorne
June 4, 2019 9:25 PM

A majority of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) presidential campaign staffers have authorized the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2320 union to represent them in negotiations, despite the union's international president recently slamming one of the most notable resolutions she cosponsored.

Hickenlooper: Democrats Need to Distance Themselves From Socialism to Defeat Trump

Cameron Cawthorne
May 30, 2019 10:15 AM

High Profile Labor Attorney to Primary Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey

Charlie Hoffmann
May 20, 2019 1:20 PM

A prominent Massachusetts attorney has announced her intention to primary longtime Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.), who has represented the state in Congress since 1976 when he was first elected to the state’s 7th Congressional District.

Ariz. Dem Supports Green New Deal: I Want My Generation to Kill Golf, ‘Self-Interested Parts of the Agriculture’ Industry

Cameron Cawthorne
April 26, 2019 10:00 AM

Democratic state senator Juan Mendez (Ariz.) on Monday called for Arizona to adopt provisions of the Green New Deal because he wants to be "part of the generation that kills golf" and the "greedy parts of the agriculture business industry."

Beto O’Rourke on Green New Deal: It Will Spur ‘Sacrifice’ on the ‘Scale’ of U.S. in WWII

Cameron Cawthorne
April 16, 2019 11:40 PM

There Is No Green New Deal

Charles Fain Lehman
March 26, 2019 2:49 PM

Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) is expected to do something remarkable Tuesday afternoon. After warning of the world-ending emergency that is climate change, and introducing a bill alongside leftist upstart Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) to introduce a Green New Deal, Markey will abstain from voting in favor of his own bill when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) brings it to the floor.

Velshi Dismisses Cost of Green New Deal: It’s Kind of Ridiculous When We’re Wrecking the Earth

Cameron Cawthorne
March 13, 2019 6:22 PM

AFL-CIO Slams Green New Deal: ‘Not Achievable or Realistic’

Nic Rowan
March 12, 2019 5:03 PM

In an letter to Green New Deal originators Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.), AFL-CIO representatives wrote that the proposal is "not achievable or realistic."

Schumer: McConnell’s Decision to Vote on Green New Deal Is a ‘Sham’

Jeffrey Cimmino
February 27, 2019 12:43 PM

Pelosi: Green New Deal As Conceived Is ‘Not What We Hope to Achieve’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Holds Her Weekly News Conference On Capitol Hill

David Rutz
February 27, 2019 11:15 AM

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said in an interview published Wednesday the Green New Deal "goes beyond what our charge is" on climate change and has an agenda that is "not what we hope to achieve."