Yearly Archives: 2017
Louisiana offers clear example why states should expand Medicaid – not reduce it
Legislators in Washington and in state capitols would be wise to see these results as a bellwether for the nation.
Portland public schools first to put global climate justice in classroom
Students learn about the front lines of global warming and how to be climate activists.
Three dead in shooting at elementary school in California
The situation is being reported as a murder suicide and all reports point to the suspect being deceased.
2017 Amerika: A new Reich?
We know the Democrats will trumpet a woman’s right to choose, and gay rights, and even a more liberal immigration policy. Yet, when it comes to the meat and potato issues there is little or no difference between the two parties.
Security detail protecting Education Secretary cost nearly $8M over 8 months
Narrowly confirmed after Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie in the Senate, DeVos is the first cabinet-level official to receive protection from the marshals service since 2009.
Koch caucus continues its assault on healthcare
Three interconnected stories – of the Koch brothers, the Freedom Caucus, and the Affordable Care Act – paint the larger picture of money’s corrupting role in American politics.
Meet the Nebraskans who could stop Keystone XL (again)
But TransCanada is intervening in the process in its own way.
What a policy of real solidarity with the Syrian people looks like
The U.S. does not have to choose between backing the Assad regime or extremist groups. There is another choice: Syria’s homegrown pro-democracy resistance.
Mexican government stands in solidarity with Sea Shepherd to save nearly extinct Vaquita
Illegal fishing has caused the vaquita numbers to dwindle down to less than 30.