Yearly Archives: 2017
Trump’s job boast
“The entire announcement appears to be a restatement of commitments that were first made informally as early as 2015, and made more formally in early 2016, at least six months before the election.”
The real figure for military spending by the US is 66.3% of the discretionary...
In case you were wondering how Europeans have health care, great trains and roads and great schools...
Build on the victory of stopping RyanCare
This is a campaign the people can win.
U.S. airstrikes killed 230 civilians in Mosul overnight
Over 130 civilians were killed in attack on a single building in western Mosul.
Losing home: Climate change is forcing Native communities from their homes
As rising waters eat away the land beneath their feet, many Native communities are turning into climate refugees.
Immigrant communities win in N.M. as court protects rights in jail
The settlement is not final, but immigrant families and social justice advocates are pleased with it.
Historic win in Colorado fracking lawsuit
Martinez v. Colorado Oil and Gas is one of many related legal actions brought by youth in several states and countries.
Chris Hedges explains the importance of ‘robust’ public broadcasting
Hedges elaborates on why airtime for these “dissident voices” is more crucial than ever before.
North Dakota oil spill vastly underestimated as Trump approves KXL
On Jan. 24, President Trump signed an executive order making it easier for both the Keystone XL and the DAPL to go forward.
One nation, under God, indivisible: what once was is no more
All sorts of divisions exist in this country; let’s begin with the fact that prejudice and hatred are still very much alive in our society.