Yearly Archives: 2021
The ultra wealthy have hijacked Roth IRAs. The Senate Finance chair is eyeing a...
Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said he planned to rein in tax breaks for gargantuan Roth retirement accounts after ProPublica exposed how the super rich used them to shield their fortunes from taxes.
‘We are in a climate emergency’: As temps soar, over 90% of Western US...
"The West has never seen a drought like this, especially so early in the dry season."
Germany’s new wildflower meadows offer urban safe havens to bees and insects
thanks to wildflower meadows being planted precisely to reverse precipitous declines in insect populations.
The cynical war on ‘critical race theory’
One conservative activist is weaponizing resentment over diversity trainings into an all-out, red-baiting culture war.
‘The filibuster functions as a general block on all legislation’
To help us understand the filibuster and the role it’s playing now, Andrew Perez, who covers money and influence as senior editor and reporter at the Daily Poster, explains it in great detail.
Rightwing smears and ‘both sides’ lies
These lies lead ill-informed people to believe that the progressive left, rather than fighting for healthcare for all or a higher minimum wage, somehow threatens their ‘freedoms’ and perhaps their very lives.
How to manage China… peacefully
Here are three medium-term strategies that will secure America’s interests for the 21st century, solidify its geopolitical influence, accelerate the American economy, and unleash the potential of its allies.
2020-2021 honey bee colony loss second highest on record
“These bee losses highlight the disturbing lack of progress from the EPA in the fight to protect pollinators from toxic pesticides.”
South Carolina cops on leave after arrest video goes viral
“There is no reason for the level of force we saw on that video yesterday. There’s no reason for that.”
‘Horrible and unconscionable betrayal’: Biden DOJ backs Trump Line 3 approval
“You are siding with a handful of corrupt corporate elites over honoring treaty rights, climate, water, and the future of life on Earth.”