by Ishmael Bonsu | Apr 18, 2023 | Health & Science, Topics
WASHINGTON – Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe testified before lawmakers on Tuesday and said the COVID-19 Chinese lab leak theory is the “only plausible explanation” and is backed by “our intelligence, by science, and by common...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 29, 2023 | Living, Topics
WASHINGTON – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) accused Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz of waging the “most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country,” on Wednesday at a hearing held by the Committee on Health, Education,...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 23, 2023 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pressed Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel on the company’s plan to increase the price of their COVID-19 vaccine to $130 per dose as sales shift to the commercial market in May when the Biden administration ends the national...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 16, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday offered reassurances to lawmakers and the American public, pledging that the “banking system remains sound” as concerns over the stability of the U.S. financial system continue to mount. The recent decision to...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 8, 2023 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) kept up the pressure on attacking corporate interference to unionization on Wednesday, a day after he secured the voluntary cooperation of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify before a Senate committee. Sanders, chair of...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 1, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – In a second, lesser-known case, the Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments from individual borrowers about whether they have the legal standing to challenge the Department of Education’s student-debt relief plan. The court also considered...
