Yearly Archives: 2017
Trump’s military nostalgia (or victory at sea all over again)
A strategy for victory – in last-century wars.
250 protestors demand Enbridge pipeline shutdown over concerns of Great Lakes oil spill
“Oil pipelines don't belong in the Great Lakes.”
Trump’s defense secretary cites climate change as national security challenge
James Mattis’ unpublished testimony before a Senate panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or minimize.
A small act of scientific civil disobedience
Big science publications put important peer-reviewed research behind expensive paywalls. But some scientists have found creative ways around them.
Trump’s bonkers budget
Trump’s spending and tax priorities are not in the best interest of most Americans.
CBO’s Obamacare predictions: How accurate?
CBO did better than the White House would have you believe.
Should we pay the rich to build infrastructure, then pay them to use it?
Which plan do you think is better?
Orwell, radioactive pigs, Godzilla, and, of course, Trump
George Orwell is not the only journalist to turn iconoclastic prophet.
Police officer remains on duty after beating unarmed man on video
While Internal Affairs reviews the arrest, the tattooed officer remains on active duty.
The propaganda of war
There are multiple efforts at present to strengthen and revive the peace movement in the United States, and this is a critical necessity.