It’s day 25 of the Tar Sands blockade in east Texas, and activists show no sign of slowing down in the face of increasingly aggressive behavior by off-duty cops working as private security for TransCanada. Firedoglake activists mobilized to call Wood County officials this week in opposition to TransCanada security’s bullying tactics. Our activists reported [...]

As soon as the election is over expect a powerful renewed push for a “grand bargain” that cuts entitlements. Already Erskine Bowles and Al Simpson have raised $25 million for the Fix the Debt campaign to push for a deal in the lame duck session, and we now have the top Wall Street executives laying [...]