ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 95th birthday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone as he continues his humanitarian work and occasionally wades back into politics and policy debates almost four decades after leaving office. Carter, who served from 1977-1981 and still lives in tiny Plains,...
7 Tips for Becoming an Ethical Shopper
Sustainability, labor conditions, politics and other issues prevalent in the news have left many consumers wondering how to be socially responsible. For some, this seems like an impossible task. "Trying to create a perfect world or be a perfect consumer is not at all realistic," says Dr. Ellis Jones, author...
Elizabeth Heng Behind AOC Video Sparking Debate
The biggest explosion from Thursday's Democratic presidential debate didn't take place on the stage in Houston. It took place during one of the ad breaks. New Faces GOP PAC aired a video featuring the face of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) burning into flames, transitioning into horrific images of the...
Walters: Dems Ignore Voters’ Decisions
In politics, as in sports, rules of the game often influence, or even dictate, who wins and who loses. Just as professional sports leagues are wracked by internal conflict over playing rules, California’s politicians and interest groups joust constantly over campaign contribution limits, redrawing of legislative and congressional districts, voter...
Stockton Tests Yang's Buzzy Campaign Idea for Income
STOCKTON — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she's been getting $500 a month from a nonprofit in Stockton, California, as part of an experiment that offers something unusual in presidential politics: a trial...
Walters: Can Kamala Harris Break the Jinx?
While California is the nation’s most populous and richest state – and has been for a half-century – it hasn’t wielded the level of national political power one might expect from that status. New York, still the nation’s financial center, and Texas, California’s chief cultural and economic rival, have been...
Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US
WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December 2018 amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he is concerned about...
Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US
WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December 2018 amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he is concerned about...
Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis Says Bitter Politics Threaten US
WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning of bitter political divisions that threaten American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December 2018 amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he is concerned about...
Billionaire Conservative Donor David Koch Dies at Age 79
WASHINGTON — Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79. Charles Koch announced the death on Friday, saying, "It is with a heavy heart that I now must inform you of David's...