Yearly Archives: 2021
Is a mental health crisis the next pandemic?
Whether your share of damage from the pandemic is visible out in the open or not, you need to credit yourself for putting up with it.
Virginia becomes first southern state to abolish the death penalty
“With Governor Northam’s signature today, Virginia has now joined 22 other states, including Washington, D.C., that have abandoned the death penalty."
How Biden’s agenda is shaped by the corporate class
A national government that represents corporations and routinely lies to its voters needs Silicon Valley and the corporate press to maintain a stranglehold over the dissemination of information.
Taking aim at ‘rigged’ system, new Sanders bills would reverse Trump’s corporate tax cut,...
“At the end of the day, we need massive tax reform in this country, so that we end the tax loopholes and the giveaways to the wealthy and large corporations.”
How the NRA’s radical anti-gun-control ideology became GOP dogma & still warps debate
“The NRA’s ideology is something that they’ve convinced the overwhelming majority of elected officials in the GOP, especially on the national level, to believe.”
Moving on from the War on Terror?
Checking in after six months...
New poll shows overwhelming support for climate action as Congress weighs big infrastructure bill
The recent evolution of the oil industry’s political stance on a carbon tax has raised a few eyebrows, but it represents more greenwashing, according to Holly Burke of Evergreen Action.
The fossil fuel industry is lining up behind far-right authoritarians
As climate change intensifies and countries turn to clean energies, Big Oil will take increasingly desperate measures to survive.
Virginia governor takes action on single-use plastics
“This is a significant environmental justice issue, and the less waste we produce, the fewer landfills we will need.”
What the American Rescue Plan says about President Biden’s health care priorities – and...
Indeed, for his first big move on health policy, Biden is strengthening private insurance.