Sentences with phrase «political agenda behind»

I man not have all the facts but what i keep understanding more and more is the political agenda behind global warming.

I also can't help but feel there is a political agenda behind much of the people calling for the U.S. to introduce draconian regulations considering they know it would surely bruise our economy greatly.

«I decided to make a body of work using these images because they had such a specific political agenda behind them.

«There is so much political agenda behind this topic,» she said.

Not exact matches

There are already plenty of examples of wealthy individuals attempting to advance their political agendas by supporting unaccountable lobby groups, as was the case with Calgary's infamous Sprawl Cabal «s plans to throw more than $ 1 million behind Preston Manning «s «Municipal Governance Initiative,» and the anonymous donors behind the shady «St. Albert Think Tank.»

But the essential strategy Number 10 must adopt in any case is the same: a swift political reset to a domestic agenda a broad - church party can unite behind.

(Which, incidentally, is another theme that reappears throughout European history...) But still, in the new North vs. South Europe France could represent the crucial swing vote, and throw some political clout behind the interests of the South, preventing Germany from fully setting the economic agenda for the continent.

Hein was about a month behind the curve on this one, rare for a political leader who usually sets the agenda.

The nine - rule package, with amendments, marks an unusual political victory for Mark - Viverito, who is ceding some of the speaker's strongest tools for compelling cooperation, in the hopes that a more democratic body will still fall in line behind her agenda.

The first openly gay Council speaker also had the entire gay political establishment behind her, including the Empire State Pride Agenda, the Stonewall Democratic Club, Lambda Independent Democrats, the Gay & Lesbian Democrats, the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, and the Human Rights Campaign, along with women's organizations such as Emily's List and the National Organization for Women - NYC.

Or is it that there is an agenda behind this change which is rather more political in its intent?

In thematically distinct speeches at opposite ends of the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday unveiled elements of a 2017 agenda that reached out to a middle class empowered but angered by national political rhetoric, and to upstate residents who feel left behind by the post-recession recovery.

It is a political film, not in the sense of advancing an agenda (director Doug Liman approaches the detailed script with emotional restraint), but in the acknowledgment of real names and actual events, conjectured, behind - the - scenes gossip and documented, in - front - of - the - camera strikes.

We believe that with genuine political will, we can meet and exceed the Millennium Development Goals and create an even more ambitious Post-2015 agenda to end poverty and inequality and ensure that No One is Left Behind.

As recounted in a new book on NCLB by Drew University political science professor Patrick McGuinn (No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965 — 2005), GOP pollster David Winston attributes Bush's 2000 victory to his education agenda.

Mulgrew also blasted the governor for being behind «corporate bonus - style merit pay,» claimed that his «education agenda isn't about education at all — it is political payback» (because the unions did not support his reelection bid) and that «it is poverty and inequality and lack of funding, not «failing schools» or «bad teachers,» that are at the root of our education system's struggles.»

Never mind the political agendas at work behind this resolution.

This tug - of - war over opposing political agendas is leaving behind teachers, students, and their families as collateral damage.

TRENTON — A new political action group started by two New Jersey hedge - fund financiers aims to put money — a lot of money — behind an education reform agenda shared by Gov. Chris Christie and reviled by the state's largest teachers union.

Rather than requiring that any candidate seeking political support from teachers have a solid progressive record on public education and articulate clear - cut policies and positions that are diametrically opposed to the corporate education reform industry, there is a growing acceptance of candidates who have thrown their support behind the charter school industry and the broader education reform agenda.

He also exposed what he saw as the hidden political - economic agenda behind Teach for American, KIPP and Charter Schools USA, Chalkbeat Indiana, and the Stand for Children group whose «reformers» now run the IPS school board.

Returning to the fateful battleground that nearly wiped out what remained of the Grey Wardens, players will discover King Cailan's secret political agenda and travel behind enemy lines to discover a place that had been thought to have been lost in history.......

Is it not plausible that instead of a situation existing where scientists — in some cases the same scientist — use identical tactics behind cancerous second - hand smoke and ozone depletion denial to sow disinformation over climate science which delays political action, that we instead have — in some cases — the same small clique of enviro - activists (none of whom possessing science expertise to prove Dr Singer's atmospheric assessments are disinformation) attempting to prop up unsupportable political agendas through the use of character assassination disinformation?

I'm not even a regular scientist, much less a (sound of choir, ray of sunlight from parted clouds) «CLIMATE Scientist», so don't really know what goes on behind the curtain, but I will say that it is increasingly apparent to me that much of «science» (save that bastion of purity, mathematics), has been corrupted by greed, a political agenda (whose operatives are dupes of the former, really, viz..

Behind the scenes, the two political parties seem to have the same agenda.

«We need to put some political weight behind a bolder agenda and come to terms with, yes, that may require some up - front investments, but ultimately it's going to put Connecticut in much healthier shape both in terms of our economy and our environment,» said Claire Coleman, energy attorney at Connecticut Fund for the Environment.

A large percentage of the scientists who contributed to the studies of temperature and climate variations and greenhouse gas atmospheric concentrations behind the «Global Warming» political movement, disagree with the conclusions that have been drawn from their work by non-scientific hacks with an «agenda» and a stake in the game (Like making billions from the sale of carbon credits or gaining vast powers to control the energy policies of countries).

Data protection law expert Marc Dautlich of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com, said: «Following the Snowden revelations, access by government agencies to individuals» personal data is now an enduring feature of the political agenda.

The reason behind this is the lack of sufficient consensus behind the fork — both supporters and opposers have argued for months that the opposite side is being paid to push a political agenda.