Scott Pruitt has made it clear during his first year heading up the Environmental Protection Agency that he has no intention of taking steps to protect Americans from dangerous pollution. Nevertheless, one year into his tenure, it still hasn’t become normal to hear the nation’s top environmental cop express utter disregard the mission of his […]
Bank of America says it’s reexamining its relationships with gun manufacturers in the wake of widespread boycotts targeting the National Rifle Association (NRA). The boycotts followed a deadly shooting at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed. “We are joining other companies in our industry to examine what […]
Bank of America says it’s reexamining its relationships with gun manufacturers in the wake of widespread boycotts targeting the National Rifle Association (NRA). The boycotts followed a deadly shooting at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed. “We are joining other companies in our industry to examine what […]
Unionized workers and their allies held rallies across the country Saturday to support unions in advance of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could significantly weaken the power of organized labor. Workers are attending rallies as part of a “working people’s day of action.” There’s a rally in Foley Square in New York City, a street […]
On Saturday, President Donald Trump praised Wayne Dupree, a conspiracy theorist who claimed that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre involved crisis actors. “So true Wayne,” Trump tweeted to his 48 million followers, responding to a message from Dupree about being black and conservative in America. Dupree, however, is a prominent conspiracy theorist who claimed the […]
Billionaire businessman Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. posted a massive $65 billion profit last year, almost half of which came thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul, which heavily favored rich corporate giants over middle class taxpayers. Buffett said in his annual letter to company shareholders Saturday that Berkshire’s value rose 23% in […]
As students participate in walkouts across the country to urge lawmakers to do something about gun violence, several universities announced that they would not let discipline as a result of peaceful protest affect admissions decisions. These universities and colleges include Dartmouth College, Tulane University, University of Puget Sound, John Hopkins University, Northeastern University, Brown University, University of […]
Former RNC chair Michael Steele on Friday refused an apology from Conservative Political Action Conference communications director Ian Walters, who said during a dinner earlier in the evening that Steele had only been elected chairman “because he was a Black guy.” “He did call and tried to explain himself,” Steele told MSNBC’s Joy Reid. “And he related […]
Delta and United Airlines announced Saturday morning that they are terminating contracts with the NRA to provide discounted flights to the organization’s annual convention in May. The airlines previously advertised discounts of two to 10 percent for NRA members. On Friday night, ThinkProgress was able to obtain a discount in excess of 10 percent using […]
Delta announced Saturday morning that they are terminating a contract with the NRA to provide discounted flights to the organization’s annual convention in May. The airline previously advertised discounts of two to ten percent for NRA members. On Friday night, ThinkProgress was able to obtain a discount in excess of 10 percent using Delta’s NRA […]
UPDATE: On Saturday morning Delta announced it was terminating its contract with the NRA. Delta and United, two of the world’s largest airlines, are in business with the NRA. The airlines are providing discounts to NRA members to fly to the annual NRA convention, which is being held this May in Dallas. According to the […]
Delta and United, two of the world’s largest airlines, are in business with the NRA. The airlines are providing discounts to NRA members to fly to the annual NRA convention, which is being held this May in Dallas. According to the NRA convention website, the NRA “contracted special flight discounts with United Airlines and Delta […]
TrueCar, an automotive pricing and information website, said Friday it will be ending its advertising relationship with the NRA at the end of the month. “TrueCar is ending its car buying service relationship with the NRA effective February 28, 2018,” Veronica Cardenas, TrueCar’s media relations manager, told ThinkProgress in an email late Friday night. The […]
A software company that previously advertised a free trial to National Rifle Association members told ThinkProgress it has asked the NRA to remove the offer from its website. Teresa Zimmerman, director of marketing for Personify Corp, Wild Apricot’s parent organization, said late Friday that she has asked the NRA to remove Wild Apricot from the […]
A week after his chief of staff ordered an overhaul of the process for granting White House security clearances, President Donald Trump on Friday blamed an overly rigorous background vetting process for holding up the approval of his son-in-law’s permanent security clearance. “It’s a broken system and it shouldn’t take this long,” said Trump during […]
The younger sister of teenage gun control advocate David Hogg called out the First Lady’s silence on the relentless cyberbullying that the Parkland survivors are now facing — a campaign supported on Twitter by Donald Trump Jr. Lauren Hogg, who was in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with her brother last week when a gunman […]
A pair of major car rental companies are the latest to sever ties to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Both Avis and Budget, car rental companies operated by the same parent company, offered up to 25 percent off base rate to NRA members. On Friday, the parent company, Avis Budget Group, announced those benefits would […]