Yearly Archives: 2016
Fearing Escalation in Police Tactics, Standing Rock Asks Justice Department to Step In
“I am concerned about the safety of the people.”
Teachers and Black Lives Matter Activists Partner Up
“How do we amplify each other’s message and work together to target the oligarchs that fill the politicians’ war chest?”
2016 Not So Different, After All: Obamacare Woes Hit Campaign Trail
Bad news about Obamacare could stifle Democrats’ momentum heading into Election Day as they try to retake the Senate.
Big Profits Seen for China’s Wind Energy Companies
The backward and often scientifically illiterate US Congress can barely bring itself to allow a tax write-off for wind turbines each year, disrupting the industry here with uncertainty.
The Better Business Bureau Downgraded Wells Fargo. It’s Not Enough.
Americans won’t be safe until all fraudulently-inclined institutions are discredited and their leaders are replaced.
The Urge to Splurge
Why Is It So Hard to Reduce the Pentagon Budget?
Bernie Sanders: I Will “Demand That the Democratic Party Implement” Its Platform
In the past, platforms that are adopted during campaign seasons are quickly forgotten after the election has passed, but hopefully Sanders can change that.
Disaster Payoffs: Best Lessons From the Worst Campaign
Look at all the marvels we learned this past year. Our revered democracy, battered by money and bludgeoned by bad faith, can still distinguish an utter phony, skilled mainly as con artist, from adult candidates capable of governance. All but Trump offer the minimum for any viable president: deflecting monumental disruption and chaos.
220 ‘Significant’ Pipeline Spills Already This Year Exposes Troubling Safety Record
The number of significant pipeline incidents grew 26.8 percent from 2006 to 2015.
Environmentalists Want Your Help Building a Climate Congress
A group of Californians are trying to crowdsource a Wiki on the environmental stances of candidates for the US House and Senate.