Yearly Archives: 2016
Breaking Free: A Rising Tide Of Climate Resistance
There has long been a clarion call to save the planet for future generations. It becomes increasingly clear that it is the younger generation that will save us all.
Introducing Glencore, Rapacious Global Lord
Let's meet one of the most powerful of these lords of rapacious global capitalism — Glencore.
Best-Case Projections For TPP Show Few Benefits, Worse Trade Deficit
These are only the economic projections from TPP. They do not take into account that most of TPP is not about the economic results from “trade”
Controlling the Narrative: Two Recent Articles Offer Very Different Insights into Obama’s Foreign Policy
The Obama administration’s reliance on covert ops and prosecutions of whistle-blowers will be big black marks on its record and the effects of both will be felt long after this President leaves office.
Pope Francis To Employers Who Don’t Offer Health Care: You Are ‘True Leeches’
He said they "live on the bloodletting of the people they make slaves to work."
Portugal Sets Record, Runs on Renewables for 107-Hours Straight
Other countries have made recent strides—although not as substantial.
Beer Company Develops Edible Six-Pack Rings That Feed, Rather Than Kill, Marine Life
A craft beer company and an ad agency brewed up a brilliant idea to save marine life if six-pack rings end up in the ocean.
Bernie Sanders Responds to Nevada Convention Debacle
“The Democratic Party has a choice. It can open its doors and welcome into the party people who are prepared to fight for real economic and social change...Or the party can choose to maintain its status quo structure."
Uber Goes Under in Austin
Arrogant ridesharing corporations thought they could buy an election, but they chose the wrong city.
Why This New Overtime Rule Is A Big, Big Deal
Either we go with the business allies of Donald Trump who believe the extra time and labor of low-wage workers should be exploited without compensation, or we believe in restoring the bargain we used to have with lower-wage workers that they deserve the humanity of a 40-hour workweek and the fairness of time-and-a-half for working overtime.









