Sentences with phrase «back against politicians»

On Tuesday, a coalition of major Muslim, interfaith and civil rights groups will announce a new campaign and website to push back against politicians and others they say are trafficking in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

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Thousands of people joined a global March for Science with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an «assault on facts» by populist politicians.

Canada Review investigating harassment allegations against Newfoundland politician Eddie Joyce, Globe and Mail Ottawa's «gay purge» settlement expanded to include all who suffered as early as 1955, Toronto Star An 83 - year - old convicted killer who walked away from a B.C. prison is back in custody, National Post

«I'm taking this step not only because we need to fight back against self - interested politicians like Faso and Trump, but because I believe we need a new generation of leaders to step up and fight for the communities that raised them,» Rhodes wrote in an essay posted to Medium.

I don't have polls to back this up, but a simplified version of what I just said would be: A libertarian is likely to vote FOR «pro-gay-marriage» specifically - e.g. in a referendum - but vote against politicians («D») who are for gay marriage for reasons that have nothing to do with gay marriage but with the politicians» other policies.

Ruth Davidson has opened up about the pressures of being a woman in politics and said that leading female politicians have a duty to fight back against sexist media coverage.

In coming days, prosecutors are expected to call witnesses tied to additional charges against Silver: That he profited from legal work sent to a second law firm in Manhattan by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another real estate developer in return for the politician's alleged backing of real estate legislation.

A left - leaning group is asking the state's top politicians to give back donations from a hedge fund manager who made racially charged comments against New York's only black female legislative leader.

Despite the general blowback against Moses» legacy in the 42 years since Caro published his celebrated, mailbox - size biography, politicians who propose massive infrastructure projects without clear lines of funding continue to look back longingly on the builder's successes.

«Eliot Spitzer has been our friend, standing up to the same powerful interests and backroom politicians supporting Stringer, fighting to get low - wage workers their back pay, fighting against fraudulent mortgage workers targeting our community, and investigating stop and frisk before anyone else,» according to Spitzer's spot.

Clinton was a relatively obscure politician back then, as he was starting out in his quest against then - President George H.W. Bush.

YORKVILLE — Local parents and politicians are fighting back against a Department of Education proposal that would use an «unprecedented» hybrid admissions process for a new middle school.

But this victory against fracking belongs to the ordinary people of New York state who stood up to the gas industry and organized creative and confrontational grassroots protests, despite those who called for supporting industry - backed politicians in the name of «political expediency.»

Days after Singh testified on his City Hall dealings in a corruption trial against two Long Island politicians, Singh told jurors Monday if he lies about anything, his cooperation deal «is ripped up and I'm back to square one» for his litany of crimes carrying between 30 years and life.

The politicians invited the protestors back to the office next Thursday for a rally against cuts to immigrant services in Washington Heights and around the city.

That caused a lot of the scandals in Albany, a lot of the cases that were brought against politicians were about that pork barrel mentality and bringing a lot of money back to their cronies in the district.»

Despite the reluctance of school administrators to speak up and push back against this ludicrous accountability exercise that has been promoted by politicians and corporate education reformers who have many self - interested reasons for maintaining this misguided testing endeavor, it is well - known that the «standardized» testing mandate only serves to continue the false narrative of failing American public education in order to drive the profit - making agenda of those who seek to privatize education and undermine the public trust.

But politicians & authorities should try remember they're walking a tightrope here — if they push back against the private landlords too hard, their voters may well end up in poorly serviced / un-renovated apartments.

Canada Review investigating harassment allegations against Newfoundland politician Eddie Joyce, Globe and Mail Ottawa's «gay purge» settlement expanded to include all who suffered as early as 1955, Toronto Star An 83 - year - old convicted killer who walked away from a B.C. prison is back in custody, National Post