Yearly Archives: 2017
Ending gender-based violence key to health and well-being
While more evidence on preventing violence and supporting survivors is needed, the time for action is now.
Doubling down on war in Yemen
It’s shocking how easily American Presidents make foreign policy decisions involving intervention in countries where Congress hasn’t declared war.
Gibberish is the White House’s new normal
Trump has moved the sign system of modern capitalism toward a whole new capitalist art form – the free-floating name that describes nothing.
Great negotiator or discredited buffoon? Trump can’t be both.
In only two months, we can already confirm who this guy is and why he’s failing with such flair.
The West Coast will determine the fate of the fossil fuel industry
All along the Pacific Coast, environmentalists are gearing up for an epic fight.
U.S. and UK ban laptops on Middle East flights
No electronic device larger than a smartphone is allowed on flights from these countries.
Philadelphia cop arrested on animal cruelty charges
Long has been suspended by Police Commissioner Richard Ross for thirty days with the intent to dismiss.
USDA drops plan to test for Monsanto weed killer in food
Much more research is needed to understand the impact on human health of chronic dietary exposures to pesticides.
Congress must investigate collusion between Monsanto and the EPA, now
If anyone inside the EPA has colluded with Monsanto to bury evidence that glyphosate causes cancer, Congress should investigate that collusion now.
Trump tweets from Twilight Zone
"Dream. Big wall. Can’t see top."