A fake pro-Israel protest manufactured by US-based lobbying groups has been exposed in an exclusive clip from a censored Al Jazeera documentary on Israel’s influence in the US. The release of the much-anticipated US version of undercover documentary The Lobby has been stalled since the UK version, which aired in 2017, revealed Israel’s influence within […]
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If automakers didn't lobby for mpg freeze, who did? Who do you think?
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Emissions,Fuel Efficiency Consumers could pay an extra $ 193 billion for fuel by 2035, study suggests. Continue reading If automakers didn’t lobby for mpg freeze, who did? Who do you think? If automakers didn’t lobby for mpg freeze, who did? Who do you think? originally appeared on Autoblog […]
How the anti-vaccine lobby is influencing the Texas state primaries
Texans for Vaccine Choice has been called an anti-vaccine lobby group. They’ve fought for — and won — vaccine exemptions at the state legislature, and now, with the Governor’s backing, they have a major voice in Tuesday’s state primaries.
Former European leaders struggle to explain themselves after Mueller claims Paul Manafort paid them to lobby for Ukraine
Drew Angerer/Getty President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort was charged on Friday with paying European leaders to lobby of behalf of Ukraine, special counsel Robert Mueller alleged. The leaders in question, who include former leaders of Austria and Italy, have denied any wrongdoing. The leaders were allegedly part of a lobbying group called […]
New Tesla Roadster on display at Tesla HQ lobby
Now that Elon Musk’s own cherry red Tesla Roadster Mk1 is certifiably older than yesterday’s news and sent far away from our blogosphere, it’s time to bring the Mk2 back into the limelight. Before the recently posted launch videos, it had been a while since we heard anything about the new generation car, which was […]
After beating cable lobby, Colorado city moves ahead with muni broadband
Enlarge / Still from an industry-funded ad warning against municipal broadband in Fort Collins, Colorado. (credit: Priorities First Fort Collins) The city council in Fort Collins, Colorado, last night voted to move ahead with a municipal fiber broadband network providing gigabit speeds, two months after the cable industry failed to stop the project. Last night’s […]
Google, Facebook, and other big tech companies plan to lobby for ‘Dreamers’ to stay in the US
Associated Press/Craig Ruttle Some of the biggest tech companies in tech are getting ready to lobby the US government to let “Dreamer” immigrants stay in the US. Google, Microsoft, Uber, and IBM are among the nearly two dozen firms. President Donald Trump has promised to tighten immigration into the US. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly […]
Cable lobby claims US is totally overflowing in broadband competition
(credit: Free Press) Are you ever frustrated about a lack of choice for home Internet providers? Well, worry no more. The nation’s top cable lobby group is here to let you know that the US is simply overflowing in broadband competition. In a new post titled, “America’s competitive TV and Internet markets,” NCTA-The Internet & […]
Flurry of gun control bills pass across US as Everytown delights in ‘winning’ against gun lobby
Gun control advocates are celebrating a slew of legislation passed across the country. Domestic abusers are targeted in new bills passed by five states, while other states have enhanced their background checks for purchasing firearms. Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Tennessee and Utah all passed new restrictions on firearms for domestic abusers, according to […]
Hobby Lobby must pay $3 million for smuggling ancient cuneiform artifacts
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Hobby Lobby, the US crafts supply company known for its pro-Christian branding, apparently has a side interest in smuggling rare archaeological artifacts. The company made headlines when it won a Supreme Court case in which it argued that the family-owned company should not have to […]