Yearly Archives: 2017
If they’re wrong, the planet dies
The Obama administration could have done more to stop climate change. The Trump administration couldn't have done less.
685,000+ send comments in support of Bears Ears National Monument
“The people have spoken – more than half a million strong – and 99 percent expect these magnificent lands to be held in the public trust for future generations.”
Why Trumpcare is giving Senate Republicans heartburn
Senate Republicans won’t get near a single payer. So they’ll have to strengthen the Affordable Care Act.
Down the memory hole
Living in Trump’s United States of Amnesia.
What is worse than being poor?
What's the matter with school boards and lawmakers who are either allowing or directly causing this abuse?
DeVos’s education budget throws students to the loan sharks
It’s clear, no matter which company wins, the students lose.
Of budgets and beatitudes: The Pope meets the Donald
“A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.”
Trump’s budget delivers big oil’s wish: Reducing strategic petroleum reserve
Trump's budget plan would not only reduce the SPR storage to a level of 260 million barrels, it would shut down two of the four SPR sites.
Fossil fuel industry group wants to quit kids’ suit for climate action
The National Association of Manufacturers joined the government in opposing 21 kids who were suing for climate action.
Meet the activists risking life and limb to protect rivers
In late March of this year, an unusual group of activists gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia for a four-day conference to strategize around stopping destructive hydropower projects across the globe.