Yearly Archives: 2016
AT&T, Time Warner and the Death of Privacy
All your internet searches and preferences, all gathered and “vertically integrated,” sold to police and perhaps, in the future, to any number of AT&T’s corporate customers.
Off-Duty Officer Accuses Fellow Cops of Assaulting Him
Suffering injuries to his left hand, leg, and right side of his face, Parker has hired an attorney and intends to file a formal complaint.
Tom Frank (and We) Describe How the Anti-Trump Was Destroyed
It is a mistake to brush off a primary with huge significance.
Armed Police Clash with Protesters as the Situation in North Dakota Intensifies
Police are using armored vehicles, tasers, percussion grenades and sound canons to try and disperse the protesters.
Victim Blaming the Planet
A federal judge gets it wrong on the oil pipeline through the Dakotas.
Indiana Officials are Trying to Block Almost 45,000 Black Citizens from Voting
Police raided the largest voter registration drive in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.
States Repped By Energy Science-Denying Republicans Leading Way on Wind Power
These Republicans have supported legislation that has helped finance wind investments, but have also adopted Republican dogma on climate science.
Study Confirms Network Evening Newscasts Have Abandoned Policy Coverage For 2016 Campaign
It’s troubling that the networks have decided this year to walk away from their responsibility to help inform voters about key issues of public concern.
Big Pharma Preps to Spend Hundreds of Millions to Keep Drug Prices High
"PhRMA's decision to hike membership dues 50 percent will increase the trade group's considerable coffers to more than $300 million per year," Politico reports
It’s Citizens Who Will Save Us From Citizens United
Constitutional amendment organizers are confident of an eventual victory. “The push toward justice has always started at the grassroots.”