Yearly Archives: 2017
Bernie Sanders: Secrecy surrounding GOP health care bill is ‘completely unacceptable’
Sanders continues to call for transparency and for Democrats to “do everything they can” to keep the bill from passing.
4 signs we’re winning the battle against Monsanto
It’s no wonder Monsanto can’t wait to hand over the keys to Bayer. Things are getting messy. For consumers and environmentalists, it’s a beautiful mess.
Behind the media surge against Bernie Sanders
Like it or not, the battle over the future of the Democratic Party – including what kind of presidential nominee the party should have in 2020 – is already underway.
In Flint water crisis, could involuntary manslaughter charges actually lead to prison time?
Prosecutors will try to prove five Michigan officials were responsible for a Legionnaires’ death because they knew about the problem, but failed to warn the public. Similar cases of environmental disasters have not resulted in convictions, but there are reasons Flint could break the mold.
America will regret helping Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen
Selling weapons to Saudi Arabia has consequences. The intense anti-U.S. sentiment in Yemen should be a wake-up call for Americans.
Talking with my friend about Trump
“We can’t let this happen!”
Beyond ‘no’ and the limits of ‘yes’: A review of Naomi Klein’s ‘No Is...
No is not enough. But yes is not enough, either. Our fate lies in the joy and grief of maybe.
12 girls create solar-powered tent to tackle homelessness
The solar-powered tent has button-powered lights, USB ports, and a sanitizing UVC light.
A psychedelic spin on “national security”
The summer of surprisingly political love.
We can’t fight climate change if we keep lying to ourselves
The inability to see what is in front of our eyes replicates the blindness of all past civilizations that celebrated their eternal glory at moments of precipitous decline.