Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, said it will pull together $15 million to help fund the United Nations’ arm that oversees the Paris climate change agreement. Bloomberg is the former liberal New York City mayor, an anti-NRA and anti-gun rights advocate, and now will spend his own money to fund climate change management at […]
Looking to get more favorable coverage for Hillary Clinton, Neera Tanden, president of the left-wing think tank Center for American Progress, advised John Podesta via email that Clinton should meet with New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., in an effort to get more favorable coverage from the paper. The email was part of the WikiLeaks […]
Michael Bloomberg was not a fan of safe spaces and made it clear during his remarks at the University of Michigan, after which he was booed by students. Photo by UNclimatechange
“Nanny” Michael Bloomberg, as some called him while he was the mayor of New York City, is thinking of spending his own money to run an independent campaign for the White House. Photo by UNclimatechange
The New York Daily News is stirring up plenty of controversy today with its cover that labels the National Rifle Association’s executive director, Wayne LaPierre, as much of a terrorist as the shooters in the San Bernardino attack and the gunmen behind other mass shootings. The cover, which features San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook […]
Hehe, that wound is going to hurt for Michael Bloomberg and all the gun control money he’s spent on a campaign cycle that didn’t go his way: A gun control group chaired by Michael Bloomberg was unable to shift control of the Virginia legislature on Tuesday despite spending more than $2.4 million. Everytown for Gun […]
Caloric intake actually increased after the labels were forced onto restaurant owners: A new study found that customers did not lower their calorie intakes at fast food restaurants in the wake of the mandatory calorie labeling scheme imposed during Michael Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor of New York City. The study, published in the November issue of […]
Not exactly the most flattering statement from the former New York City mayor: “These kids think they’re going to get killed anyway because all their friends are getting killed…They just don’t have any long-term focus or anything.” “It’s a joke to have a gun. It’s a joke to pull a trigger.”
Former New York City mayor and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg apparently tried to buy The New York Times, according to New York magazine’s Gabriel Sherman: Near the end of Bloomberg’s time as mayor, he told Times chairman and publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. that he was interested in buying the Times, according to a source with direct knowledge of […]