Yearly Archives: 2017
After the March for Science, keep moving
This weekend’s march is a start. A climate scientist urges us to follow through in our personal lives as well as in our community.
Part I: 34 ways America’s legal system hurts the poor
A bias against the poor is hardwired into the adversarial, pay-for-services legal system itself, and classism manifests itself in countless individual laws and legal practices.
Newspaper owned by fracking billionaire leaks memo calling pipeline opponents potential “terrorists”
“We will not be deterred. We will continue to move forward to raise awareness to what is happening in Oklahoma."
Senators raise ethics concerns about Trump’s Deputy White House Counsel
Neither Passantino nor the White House has responded to the legislators’ letter.
Obama from the rearview mirror
The resistance to Trump needs to be combined with a call for a new direction that embraces bold reforms.
First 100 days: Trump and the degradation of the presidency
The first 100 days is an artificial landmark for presidents. But it does offer an opportunity to pause and assess their accomplishments.
Will Trump give America’s science lead to China?
The world will not stand still while Trump walks the nation’s science and technology into mere clay.
Trump (and Putin) still pushing fascist ‘nationalism’
Nobody should maintain any illusions about who Trump and his cronies are, what interests they serve, and what kind of threat they pose to the future of the democratic world.
Syrian war for dummies – Three versions
Three versions of the conflict are presented here and the reader can choose the one that makes the most sense.
Giant waterfall in Antarctica worries scientists
The big question is: has the level of surface melting increased in the last seven decades?