Progressive Breakfast: When Will Democrats Start #Resisting GOP Voter Suppression?
MORNING MESSAGE Richard Eskow When Will Democrats Start #Resisting GOP Voter Suppression? Americans love democracy, at least in principle. So how have Republicans been able to successfully engage in a decades-long assault on voting rights? It's time for the GOP to pay a political price for undermining democracy at home. And if Democratic party leaders won't campaign on this issue, insurgent candidates will have to do it for them. New York Sues Big Oil Over Climate Change Big Apple sues big oil over climate change. Bloomberg: “New York City’s effort to hold oil and gas producers responsible for costs related to the environmental effects of their products faces an uphill battle as it tries to stretch current law to address climate change. The biggest city in the U.S. sued BP Plc, Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., and Royal Dutch Shell Plc claiming they’re the world’s largest industrial contributors to climate change. Several California municipaliti...