Yearly Archives: 2017
Public lands and waters ‘for sale’ at US Dept. of Interior
"Secretary Zinke is meeting almost exclusively with fossil fuel lobbyists, ignoring the voices of people in this country."
The partisan use of preemption is surging
Far from advancing any big public goals, preemption is now being used to advance corporate agendas.
TrumPutin moving forward, democracy declines
Without an impeachment, without a serious overhaul of enforced voting rights and a return to safeguarded paper ballots, we will continue to watch the erosion and destruction of this 241-year experiment in freedom.
The hypocrisy of Trump’s ‘Made in America’ week
Besides outsourcing, Trump also hired foreign workers at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida because many Americans cannot afford to live on his low wages.
Here’s one more good reason not to launch a nuclear war
“Even a conflict that doesn’t involve the United States can impact us and people around the world.”
The health care fight is far from over
We’re going to have to keep up a winning pressure until health care is a public good available and affordable for every person in our country.
Rush Limbaugh: “We’re in the midst of a silent coup” by the GOP establishment...
Limbaugh: “The fight is Donald Trump and his cadre ... versus the Washington establishment. It has always been that and nothing more.”
Your personal consumption choices can’t save the planet: We have to confront capitalism
To stave off disaster, we must transform the economic system driving climate change.
Mega farms are on the rise
Even though large farms can keep food costs low, as the human population continues to grow, we have to think about the costs to our health and the health of the animals and the environments involved.
A fairy tale from 2050
Donald Trump and the triumph of antipolitics.