Yearly Archives: 2017
Going to the Daytime Emmys
There was once a literate public. This is gone now, replaced by a vast burlesque.
Trump’s plan to dismantle national monuments comes with steep cultural and ecological costs
The Trump administration will review the status of The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, one of the country’s most significant cultural sites.
Forbidden questions?
24 key issues that neither the Washington elite nor the media consider worth their bother.
Scientists removed from EPA board
Pruitt has been criticized by many for his ties with the energy industry, which leaves many environmentalists worried about his neutrality in making decisions for the EPA.
Trump steals the gold – quickest presidential laughingstock
“End this failed experiment” bellows Speaker Ryan on Obamacare. Ditto, millions say to Trumpery.
Big Pharma’s pollution is creating deadly superbugs while the world looks the other way
Environmental standards do not feature in international regulations governing drug production.
$3 million earmarked for ‘government-controlled propaganda campaign to convince Americans GMOs are safe’
"This is a really clear example of Big AG influencing policy."
Internet freedom is fundamental, we might lose it
If the people are mobilized and they are joined by tech companies and those that provide content for the Internet, we can defeat Pai and the telecoms.
After years’ long push, fracking has quietly arrived in Alaska
In the end tapping Alaska's shale resources via fracking may come down to a simple issue of money.
Trumpcare passed the House: Here’s how we can still stop it
The ACA remains the law of the land. There are many more steps left in the legislative process before this bill ever reaches Trump’s desk.