Yearly Archives: 2016
FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Zika in Florida
The FDA said that its decision to approve Oxitec’s Florida field trials does not mean the GMO mosquitoes are approved for commercial use.
The Real Threat to American Sovereignty
Donald Trump is right to worry about American sovereignty. But the real threat to our sovereignty isn’t imports or immigrants. It’s global money influencing our politics.
7 Million Graduates Not Paying Student Loans
In 2016, former students are being burdened by student loan debt stronger than ever before. It is time to make a change.
‘My Flag’s Bigger Than Yours’ and Other Patriotic Myths
Some say the Democrats flipped the script at last month's convention by recapturing the flag from Republicans. The thing is, writes Lynn Sherr, that stuff belongs to all of us.
It’s time
“It is time to end this dance with death. Good people deserve good leaders. Good leaders would quickly negotiate and effect nuclear disarmament.”
2020 Vision: Four Steps to Get There
The progressive vision for 2020 is focused on the needs of average working people, on the strength of society rather than on winner-take-all individualism, on the cooperative efforts of underpaid people who have been forced out of the middle class.
WikiLeaks: Alcohol Industry Bribed Congress To Denounce Cannabis
Newly leaked information reveals that officials in some of the top alcohol companies in America spent money on persuading members of Congress to pay attention to the alleged problem of “marijuana-impaired driving."
The Greatest Show on Earth
How Billions of Words, Tweets, Insults, and Polls Blot Out Reality in Campaign 2016
Obama Not Only Did Not Pay Ransom to Iran, He Denied That Country Billions...
It was just a coincidence that one of the tranches of the repayment to Iran of Iran’s own money coincided with the release of hostages.
Chicago Officials Release Footage Showing Police Misconduct That Led To Unarmed Black Teen’s Death
A police review chief called the footage "shocking and disturbing.”