Yearly Archives: 2017
How to reinvent the European left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
More U.S. troops, airstrikes could soon be headed to Afghanistan
An estimated increase of 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers may be deployed.
Donald Trump is attempting a coup – we must have a special prosecutor
The firing of FBI Director James Comey makes an independent investigation of Trump and Russia more important than ever.
Emergency declared at nuclear waste site in Washington state
The Hanford site is known for being the most contaminated nuclear site in the country.
When protests are powerful, the powerful punish protest
Even in the face of massive wealth and political influence, protest has the ability to change the conversation, to educate the public, change facts on the ground, and mobilize opposition.
Conservative groups pushing Trump to exit Paris climate deal have taken millions from Koch...
The CO2 Coalition denies the evidence that humans are causing dangerous climate change and runs with the tag line “CO2 – Essential for Life.”
What foreign policy will new French president pursue in the Middle East?
Macron favors continued French intervention in West Africa and Mali in order to “eradicate the threat at its origin.”
Think Trump’s border vetting tactics won’t affect you? Think again.
What we’re left with, is an administration operating with the logic of a frat boy who’s just realized his one-night stand was, in fact, a life-changing event.
Weaponized philanthropy: Document trove details Bradley Foundation’s efforts to build right-wing “infrastructure” nationwide
“It appears that the Bradley Foundation may have made a series of taxable expenditures in the form of grants for non-charitable purposes, and grants conferring an excessive private benefit.”
How funding to house mentally ill, homeless is a financial gain, not drain
It would not make economic sense to cut funding for a cost-effective intervention that provides a solution to homelessness.