Yearly Archives: 2017
HIV/AIDS council fired by Trump
The council was developed under former President Bill Clinton and consisted of a diverse team of experts and activists.
Trump administration stops fight against transgender troops
On January 1, 2018, openly transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the U.S. military.
How a small New England state is becoming a trailblazer in democracy
John Marion has successfully spearheaded numerous pieces of democracy reform, including online voter registration, a law strengthening the state’s Ethics Commission and automatic voter registration and risk-limiting post-election audits.
Activists win major victory, forcing the EPA to update regulations on this harmful neurotoxin
The EPA wanted years to study the hazards, instead the court gave them 90 days to update regulations.
Martin Shkreli’s former lawyer convicted for fraud scheme
Greebel was convicted on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
New Year’s update for Trump voters
Here's all the things Trump promised to do, but hasn't.
Emilio Gutierrez Soto and the fight to protect journalists
Democracy depends on a vigorous free press, and it is up to all of us to demand it, and to defend it.
The 10 most ridiculous things media figures said about climate change and the environment...
Can you believe this stuff?
America’s farmworkers face poverty, neglect, and now deportation
Up to 70 percent of the people who put food on America's tables may be undocumented.
2017: The Year that brought on the Resistance
2017 was certainly not the year that I thought it was going to be.