Yearly Archives: 2021
Appalachian fracking boom was a jobs bust, finds new report
“[P]olicymakers should look very critically at proposals to expand or otherwise assist the natural gas industry, which has yet to demonstrate that it is capable of contributing positively locally or on a large scale to the states and counties where it is most prevalent.”
Young Republicans split from Trump and GOP elders on US foreign policy: 3 charts
As more young candidates start to win and occupy office, their views will influence the policy agendas of their party in the post-Trump era.
Third-party progressives can win, but they must convince the public
More major party failure could boost the popular appeal of an independent left that seriously competes for power from the bottom up.
Why U.S. labor laws need a major update—the PRO Act is a great start
The PRO Act will help to level the playing field and arrest the decades-long erosion of labor rights that significantly accelerated under the previous, anti-worker presidential administration.
Police and bounty hunters sued after raiding wrong home
“If bail bondsman are allowed to do what our local police department can not do—and that is to enter a house without a warrant…from what I’m being told, it could be any house.”
Shell Oil defeated by Nigerian villagers in oil pollution case
“Finally, there is some justice for the Nigerian people suffering the consequences of Shell’s oil.”
Medicare for All the ‘only way forward’, concludes Lancet panel in study detailing death...
“Trump’s disastrous actions compounded longstanding failures in health policy in the USA. We know what it will take to create a healthy society. We just need the political will to do it.”
Beyond Donald Trump
When poisons curdle...
Watch: Dramatic video of Capitol attack & Trump’s incitement kicks off impeachment trial in...
Trump is the first president to ever be impeached twice and the first to be tried after leaving office.
Chevron refinery dumps oil into San Francisco Bay
“It is unacceptable to have this happen in our community. It causes harm to people’s health. It causes harm to bird life, wildlife and marine life.”