Ground troops increase in Africa as Somalia mission grows, but general says ‘We are...
The United States' war on terror is not slowing down.
Fossil Fuel subsidies nearly doubled in major economies between 2020 and 2021
“Fossil fuel subsidies are a roadblock to a more sustainable future, but the difficulty that governments face in removing them is underscored at times of high and volatile fuel prices,”
Bayer, Monsanto merger gets green light from the DOJ
A proposed merger between Bayer AG and Monsanto passed a United States regulatory hurdle despite opposition from various food and farm groups.
ReOpen America rally-goers are members of Trump’s death cult
This past week, protests erupted calling for a 'reopening of America,' which is the obvious conclusion to the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency.
Katrina vanden Heuvel on NATO military spending & avoiding Cold War nuclear catastrophe with...
“I would argue that the bipartisan establishment consensus is bankrupt. … We believe you can have secure elections and avoid nuclear catastrophe.”
Of course, Medicare For All would increase federal spending…
But it would lower the total cost of health care.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Infowars gets banned, U.S. Fish and Wildlife turns against saving the bees, and more.
Biden still needs to earn our vote
"Earning our vote would create an accountability structure which to date has been avoided."
From the Sioux to the Sault: Standing Rock spirit spreads to Michigan’s upper peninsula
A 63-year-old pipeline runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Great Lakes tribes—tapping into the Standing Rock spirit—want it stopped. A “Sacred Water” story.
U.S. Cold War China policy will isolate the U.S, not China
The U.S. must stop pursuing its counterproductive effort to undermine China, and instead work with all our neighbors on this small planet.