Yearly Archives: 2016
“CoreCivic”: new name, same for-profit prison greed
We must put an end to this shameful vestige of our country’s worst deeds.
Dakota Access Pipeline: “There are no acceptable rerouting options”
“There are no acceptable rerouting options, there is only one solution: stop this pipeline.”
How a disappearing and deluded middle class awaits the new president
Americans deluded by capitalist promises need to learn about progressive policies that would truly help them.
Dakota Access Pipeline builder ignored Obama admin request to halt construction
“This debacle also shows the need to make the Army Corps of Engineers’ permitting process much more transparent, with a full environmental review and thorough, participatory tribal consultation.”
Pipeline blast that killed one under investigation by national safety board
House Democrats called for an investigation this week citing their concerns that this was the “third major incident on Colonial’s system in just over a year and the seventh in less than five years.”
The white horse and the humvees—Standing Rock is offering us a choice
Right here, between the barricades on a North Dakota highway, is a pivotal confrontation between two world views, two futures.
With voting rights protections gutted, polling places have been shuttered on a ‘massive scale’
Decisions to shutter or reduce voting locations are often made quietly and at the last minute, making pre-election intervention or litigation virtually impossible.
Police turn in badges rather than incite violence against Standing Rock protestors
At least two police officers turned in their badges today after acknowledging that attacking peaceful protestors is not what they signed up for.
The nasty fallout from North Carolina’s powerful hog industry
What smells more -- the politics or the pigs?
Is Donald Trump a threat to animals?
In Virginia TV ads, Humane Society Legislative Fund argues he is.