Yearly Archives: 2017
Trump seeks to spend more on nuclear weapons but buys little added capability
Cost overruns are eating up a substantial portion of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons budget.
Making America meaner
A president contributes to setting the norms of our society. Trump is setting them at a new low.
Trump slashes EPA funding by 31% – Gets Pruitt’s approval
What is happening with the EPA?
Opposition to pipeline construction escalates nationwide
“We have to put more emphasis on solar ... and alternative sources of energy.”
Embracing Islamic terrorism
Ever wonder why we never go to war against or impose sanctions on these sponsors of terrorism? Heck, we don’t even condemn them!
“A government for the many, not the few”
Jeremy Corbyn and the resurgence of the British left.
Pope Francis tells Trump that climate change is real and solidarity is key
Trump is a little unlikely to get it. But the point of publicly bestowing on him this gift is that the Pope hopes the rest of us will.
The unlikely uprising of progressive politics in Alaska
As the Arctic heats up and the oil economy tanks, progressives find their voice in a conservative state.
Kick Donald Trump’s circus out of town
We have to get to the bottom of the Russian scandal and the cover-up, but keep an eye on transgressions throughout the government.
United response to bomb attack: There is no place for Islamophobia on Manchester’s streets
They’ll never take away our valiant solidarity.