Yearly Archives: 2017
How a judge scrapped Pennsylvania families’ $4.24M water pollution verdict in gas drilling lawsuit
For many living along Carter Road, this coming summer will mark their ninth year living without access to a regular supply of clean drinking water – and still the legal battle stretches on.
What is it like to live without running water? Detroit families know
A recent study predicts that in the next five years, more than one-third of Americans will not be able to afford their water.
“Enemies foreign and domestic”
As a nation, as a people, Americans must come to grips with what is underway and decide what kind of country this is and what it is going to become before the dystopian tide overwhelms us.
The truth about Trumponomics
Economic nationalism is no substitute for building the competitiveness of American workers.
Chris Hedges and Nikhil Goyal discuss how to save the American education system
The American education system is “a system of social control.”
Shell, Dow hid cancer-causing chemical in pesticides, contaminating drinking water for millions
“Shell and Dow put greed for profits ahead of the health of the people who bought and used their products.”
Alabama Governor resigns before pleading guilty to criminal charges
In 2014, Bentley accidentally sent a text to his wife intended for his political adviser and mistress, Rebekah Mason, that said, “I love you, Rebekah.”
What does Kim Jong Un want?
It’s not too late to make a deal with North Korea. Ultimately, it’s what Pyongyang wants too.
CEOs now make 300 times more than their workers. This city is putting a...
Runaway CEO pay contributes to income inequality and ultimately harms companies, so local governments aren’t waiting for a federal fix.
Why Russia won’t leave Syria
Were the Tomahawk strikes impulsive?