Yearly Archives: 2016
Bernie Proposes Nationwide Ban on Fracking
Bernie Sanders focuses on the environmental issue of fracking this week while campaigning in New York and Pennsylvania.
Democracy Spring Protests Bring Record Number of Arrests
Over 400 people have been arrested and it's only the first day.
The Wages of Sin
Huge segments of working-class whites—victims paying for the sins of American empire—are desperately seeking to halt change and re-create a mythical past. This is always the last, desperate gasp of a dying culture.
Clinton Should Ask Obama To Withdraw The TPP
Candidate Clinton has an opportunity to address her TPP credibility problem by asking Obama to withdraw TPP from consideration by Congress.
97% of Endangered Species Threatened by 3 Common Pesticides
The Center for Biological Diversity, as well as a number of farmworkers, child-safety and environmental advocacy groups, sent a letter to the EPA last month urging it to ban several organophosphate pesticides that are currently under review.
28 Pages That Could Implicate Saudi Arabia In 9/11
As Obama prepares to visit the Gulf Kingdom, controversy surrounding the 28 pages has been renewed.
Climate Rally for Bernie Sanders Draws 1,000 Anti-Fracking Activists in Upstate New York
It was a moment when elements of the grassroots anti-fracking movement in New York State joined hands with the larger political groundswell behind the Sanders campaign.
Panama Papers Expose Another Way Our Trade Agreements Fail Us
Harmonizing international tax law and prohibiting anonymous shell corporations should be at the center of our trade negotiations.
Keystone Pipeline Leaked Thousands More Gallons of Oil Than Originally Reported
The new report of how many gallons of oil were spilled show that initial results underestimated the leak - by 9,000%.
Bernie and the Big Banks
The bottom line: Regulation won’t end the Street’s abuses. The Street has too much firepower. And because it continues to be a major source of campaign funding, no set of regulations will be tough enough.