Yearly Archives: 2017
Another troop surge in America’s longest war
100,000 troops couldn't stabilize Afghanistan. What can an extra 5,000 win, besides more casualties?
New claims against Monsanto in consumer lawsuit over Roundup herbicide
Plaintiffs in the case insist that Monsanto promotes false and misleading representations of Roundup through their marketing.
Climate Judases: Three ways Democrats betray humanity
The Democratic Party remains as perversely bad on climate action itself as on the non-climate issues required to foster it.
Can the U.S. establish a ‘deconfliction’ with Russia in Syria?
The U.S. said late Monday that it would try to reestablish “deconfliction” with the Russians. A lot is riding on whether they do.
Why Trump (and Gingrich) should stop whining about Robert Mueller
Every effort to discredit Mueller, from Fox News Channel to quasi-fascist social media, only underscores the right's desperation and fear.
White people, the Philando Castile acquittal should make you mad as hell
You’ve been lied to.
Destabilizing the Middle East (yet more)
The Saudi Regime is playing Donald Trump with potentially disastrous consequences.
Plastic pollution in Antarctica 5 times worse than expected
As many as 51 trillion microplastic particles – 500 times more than stars in our galaxy – litter our seas, seriously threatening marine wildlife.
How two common medications became one $455 million specialty pill
After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I discovered another reason Americans pay too much for health care.
Meet the activists with a plan to make climate change matter in elections
When we speak in terms of people’s needs and dreams rather than inanimate carbon-things, deniers don’t stand a chance.