Yearly Archives: 2017
SB 4 lawsuit: Texas immigration law violates U.S. constitution
“Not only will SB 4 lead to wholesale racial profiling, it is so vaguely written that local officials and law enforcement agencies are essentially left to guess whether their policies and practices would violate the law.”
Kids climate lawsuit heads to trial, judge denies Trump administration’s appeal
Juliana v. United States was brought by 21 young plaintiffs who argue that their constitutional and public trust rights are being violated by the government's creation of climate danger.
Socialist Labour Party candidate Jeremy Corbyn closes 20% poll gap to deny Tories a...
It’s an astonishing reversal of fortune, and also a lesson in the importance of standing up for ordinary people.
What democracy looks like when you have to disagree with your neighbors
As much as I dislike and distrust our current national administration, I also deeply value community harmony.
Comey got in the face of Trump’s ‘Godfather’ fantasy
The testimony of the fired FBI director revealed a president who sees himself more crime boss than chief executive.
Trump’s chief vote suppressor runs for governor
Kris Kobach maybe the most important person in America right now.
Kitchen logic: Don’t let Trump’s GOP privatize America
Why privatize our national patrimony when we have the money to repair it ourselves?
As climate change threatens food supplies, seed saving is an ancient act of resilience
In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.
Dear President Trump: Breaking up (banks) isn’t so hard to do
Glass-Steagall or another economic meltdown?
Paul Ryan says ‘death tax’ hurts Wisconsin small businesses – IRS data shows otherwise
As they push to abolish the estate tax, the House Speaker and President Trump may be exaggerating its harm to small businesses and family farms.