Yearly Archives: 2017
3 ways to tell if your local politician is serious about climate change
At this point we need more than nice rhetoric, more than empty pledges to "live up to the Paris accords."
Now’s the time for Medicare for all
It's either expensive health care for the few, or affordable health care for the many.
Leaked documents show Jerry Brown giving big oil a seat in drafting climate policy
The California governor is selling himself as a climate advocate on the global stage, but behind the scenes, the fossil fuel industry appears to have his ear.
‘RussiaGate’ alone isn’t going to put progressives back in power
Progressives have to devise a comprehensive alternative that responds to both the challenge of Russia and the failures of liberalism.
There are good policing rules – why won’t officers use them with people of...
“The good stuff never applies to people of color, ever.”
Tread carefully
The folly of the next Afghan “surge.”
Medicare for all: It’s a matter of life and death
Just 17 percent of people support the current Senate health care bill.
The Supreme Court’s ‘Muslim ban’ decision is terrifying
If the war on terror has taught us one thing, it's that harsh laws targeting non-citizens will eventually be extended to citizens, too.
The ironworker running to unseat Paul Ryan wants single-payer health care, $15 minimum wage
Randy Bryce on his plans for winning Paul Ryan's seat, his viral first campaign video, and all the many articles casting him as a character in a Bruce Springsteen song.
VICTORY: Ireland bans fracking
Ireland joins France, Germany and Bulgaria in banning fracking onshore.