Yearly Archives: 2016
Maine Democrats Move to Eliminate Superdelegates
If the amendment passes it will not officially take affect until 2020, but will allow for Maine to strongly suggest that this year’s super delegates vote in accordance with the caucus results.
New Record Set for World’s Cheapest Solar
How does Dubai’s record-low solar tariff compare to the U.S.?
Gimme Shelter (From the Tax Man)
A tale of disappearing money and opportunistic candidates.
Rest In Peace, Dan Berrigan – Just As You Lived
Daniel J. Berrigan lived his life true to his calling, literally practicing what he preached.
The EPA Hasn’t Updated Fracking Rules In Nearly 3 Decades. Now, Environmental Groups Are...
“Waste from the oil and gas industry is very often toxic and should be treated that way."
King Coal Is Headed to Prison
Don Blankenship is the first murderous coal executive to be put behind bars.
Justice Department Tells North Carolina To Abandon Its Anti-LGBT Bathroom Bill — Or Else
HB2 violates federal law, and the federal government won't let it stand.
Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay?
One more reason Wall Street bankers privately wink and grin at these seemingly huge punishments is that even paying the full $5 billion would only be relatively painful.
Political Cartoonist Fired for Criticizing Monsanto, Big Ag
The cartoonist drew a cartoon depicting the ridiculous profits Big Ag makes in contrast to local farmers.
Taking it to the Street, and Pushing Bernie to Not Endorse Hillary, and to...
Plans are afoot for masses of Sanders supporters to descend on Philadelphia in July for the Democratic convention to demand that Sanders not endorse Hillary Clinton if he can't win the nomination, and to urge him to run as a Green Party candidate, or at least as an independent.