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Wed, 03/17/2021 - 1:25pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) along with Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday introduced the  Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to take on corporate greed by raising taxes on companies that pay their top executives at least 50 times more than the pay of a median worker. Americans across the political spectrum are outraged by the extreme gaps between CEO and worker pay. According to a nationwide survey, the typical American would limit ...

Coalition Urges Congress Not to Expand Domestic Terrorism Charges 151 Organizations Call on Congress to Oppose the Expansion of Terrorism-related Legal Authority January 19, 2021 Dear Members of Congress: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (The Leadership Conference), a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect civil and human rights in the United States, and the undersigned 151 organizations, we write to express our deep concern regarding proposed expansion of terrorism-related legal authority. We...

Trump Impeached a Second Time, LGBTQ orgs weigh in HRC and GLAAD both offer statements of support following the historic impeachment vote. 56SHARES Donald Trump — Photo: Gage Skidmore On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Donald J. Trump became the first sitting president in U.S. history to be impeached by Congress for a second time. He was first impeached in December 2019 for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress, for his role in soliciting political information on Democratic rival and now President-elect, Joseph Biden. This time, Trump was starkly accused by Congress of inciting his followers to vi...

A total of 40 LGBTQ organizations are calling for the "immediate removal of President Donald Trump" in the wake of the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol by pro-Trump domestic terrorists that resulted in five deaths. Meanwhile, San Francisco-based Twitter on Friday permanently suspended Trump's Twitter account, citing the possibility of a further incitement of violence. The statement, spearheaded and released by GLAAD January 7, is brief: "As LGBTQ organizations and movement leaders, we call for the immediate and unequivocal removal of Donald Trump as President of the United States...

Donald Trump remains a threat to democracy and human life every day he remains in office, writes executive director Rea Carey