Yearly Archives: 2017
Banishing DREAMers: The meanness isn’t just Trump
Tens of millions of Americans – many aging and white – are willing to sabotage young people rather than to accept racial diversity.
The view from Beijing: Understanding China’s position on North Korea
It remains to be seen whether China and its allies have the diplomatic power to compel the parties, including the United States, to the negotiating table.
TransCanada may abandon Energy East tar sands pipeline
"Transcanada may abandon its #energyeast pipeline because it doesn't want to confront the climate implications."
Why hate speech is not free speech
Hate speech can change the brains of those with mild prejudice, moving it towards hate and threatening action.
All 5 living former U.S. Presidents come together for Harvey relief effort
“As former presidents, we wanted to help our fellow Americans begin to recover.”
Why we should abolish the debt ceiling
Fighting over whether or not to raise the debt ceiling is a meaningless and dangerous distraction. So abolish it.
Trump’s hurricane of hate
Trump will only back down if faced with massive grass-roots pressure.
7 key environmental amendments to watch
As debate continues on the spending bill, dozens of environmental amendments could receive votes. Here are some to watch:
Beyond DACA: The youth fighting for the rights of all immigrants
Movimiento Cosecha is taking direct action to defend DACA – and all undocumented people living in the United States.
Trump admin quietly pushing ‘small scale’ LNG exports that avoid environmental reviews
“The Trump Administration is focused on finding ways to unleash American energy."