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Astead W. Herndon

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Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — One day after President Donald Trump claimed he had done more for black voters than the Obama administration had, several Democratic presidential candidates spoke at the same historically black college Saturday and issued a blistering rebuke of both the president and the event’s organizers — whom they accused of giving Trump an undeserved platform.
Democratic Candidates Rebuke Trump at Criminal Justice Forum
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden on Tuesday pressed his case that he is the “most electable” Democratic presidential nominee, saying that while his primary rivals may draw large crowds in urban centers or excite young progressives, he retains the most racially diverse coalition of supporters.
Biden Extols His Black Support
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
DETROIT — In April, young activists with the Sunrise Movement, a liberal environmental group, held a rally here at Wayne State University to champion radical steps to curb climate change. Their aim: to get Democratic presidential candidates on record supporting the Green New Deal, which ties traditional goals, like reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with social ones, like ending income inequality and providing free health care.
Activists Have Pushed Democrats to the Left on Climate Issues. What's Next?
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., escalated her back and forth with the pharmaceutical industry Wednesday, announcing she would donate to charity an amount equal to the funds she has received in campaign donations from the family of pharmaceutical magnate Raymond Sackler, and calling on Harvard University to remove the Sackler name from all campus buildings where it appears.