BP defense lawyer named as Trump’s top DOJ environment attorney
If confirmed, Clark will lead litigation efforts for the federal government on all environmental issues and will be responsible for defending the EPA.
Betsy DeVos won’t protect LGBTQ students
“Today, the Secretary of Education ... refused to affirm that she would put forward a program that would ban discrimination based on the LGBTQ status of students or ban discrimination based on religion.”
Russia’s not the country benefitting most from Trump
If Trump is a Manchurian candidate, on whose behalf is he working?
The Rover pipeline is a climate disaster
“The Rover pipeline is another disaster brought to you by Energy Transfer Partners.”
Michael Moore: Why I’m launching a site for Trump whistleblowers
I know this is risky. I knew we may get in trouble. But too much is at stake to play it safe.
7,000 Kansas farmers vs. Syngenta over GMO corn dispute
“Every bushel of corn grown in this country is worth less today than it would have been had Syngenta” waited for China to approve the product.
Killer drones in the empire state
The U.S. drone war is escalating in numerous countries.
10 years ago, Connecticut got big money out of its elections. Now Democrats are...
The landmark public financing system is under threat.
Top-secret NSA report details Russian hacking effort days before 2016 election
“It’s not just that [an election] has to be fair, it has to be demonstrably fair, so that the loser says, ‘Yep, I lost fair and square.’ If you can’t do that, you’re screwed.”
Trump trifecta abuses science, world diplomacy and Mother Nature
Rejecting the Paris accord is the culmination of Trump’s (literally) scorched earth presidency: destroy willy nilly on the irrational assumption what comes next must be better.