Yearly Archives: 2016
Captain Trump Sets a Disastrous Course for the GOP Ship of State
“If the Republican Party continues to splinter and break up into factions because it can no longer function as a cohesive entity this would pave the way for the emergence of this 3d Party.”
Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience
A new first-in-the-nation law will shield residents from arrest as they use direct action to stop fracking-wastewater injection wells.
Nestlé Gains Control Over Town’s Water for 45 Years
Nestlé subsidiary, Poland Spring, now has control over a small town's groundwater for the next several decades.
EPA Finalizes Methane Rule for New Oil and Gas Operations
A new EPA rule limits methane emissions from new oil and gas infrastructure and requires operators to submit to semi-annual or quarterly monitoring, depending on the type of operation.
Proof That Koch-Backed Professors Are Using Universities To Spread Right-Wing Policies
Remarks recorded by UnKoch My Campus shed light on the strategies of Koch-backed institutes.
Bernie Sanders Opposes New Round of Deportation Raids
By defending undocumented women and children from another round of deportation raids, Sanders continues to stand up for those who cannot defend themselves within our current system.
Why Trump Can Lie and No One Seems to Care
The GOP candidate gets away with outrageous, contradictory statements because the mainstream media and the public let him.
Is This The Return Of U.S. ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’ Serving Corporations?
Has the “Swiss” firm Novartis becomes the 21st-century version of United Fruit and ITT?
Shell Oil Spill Dumps Nearly 90,000 Gallons of Crude Into Gulf
Gulf residents opposed to drilling are calling on President Obama not to open additional leases in the next Five Year Plan for the Gulf of Mexico.
The Ghosts of ’68 Haunt the Election of 2016
A slender, long-forgotten work of fiction foresees the rage and frustration of Donald Trump's America.