Yearly Archives: 2017
GOP Senators, fueled by industry cash, propose bill to expedite small scale LNG exports
The Rubio-Cassidy bill also calls for small-scale LNG exports to be considered by default in the “public interest.”
Duty, honor, atrocity
George W. Bush receives a character award at West Point.
How to end crony capitalism
What if the anti-establishment wings of both parties came together in a pro-democracy coalition to get big money out of politics?
If you think DACA recipients are the only ones whose jobs will be affected,...
Trump’s policy plans will end up hurting many people’s jobs, even though one of the biggest planks in his campaign platform was his promise to make jobs “great again” in America.
Brutal outlook for healthy wild horses and burros: BLM calls for shooting 90,000
“A balance must be struck between ranching and mining interests and wild horses and other wildlife as part of a fair interpretation of BLM’s multiple-use mandate on the range.”
5 facts about Mike Pence’s close ties to the Koch Brothers not included in...
The Vice President’s influence over the federal government and his fealty to the Koch agenda is breathtaking.
Americans and their love for perpetual wars
America can be – or rather, can only be – prosperous and strong without engaging in perpetual wars and aggression.
Is Trump’s demolition derby apt ‘punishment’ for our sins?
If any higher power – call it fortune, destiny or divinity – had wanted Armageddon to roll over America, what Horses’ Ass of the Apocalypse wouldn’t do better than Trump?
In CNN’s tax debate, Bernie Sanders showed how Democrats can win with socialism
By offering a bold vision of policies to help working families, Sanders voiced a popular alternative to Ted Cruz and the GOP’s barbarism.
President Nero
As so much of the world burns, America’s answer to Nero, rather than fiddling, seems intent on pouring more gasoline on the fires.