Revisiting Orwell’s ‘1984’ in Trump’s America
The new regime evokes past totalitarian states, both historical and fictional.
NY Attorney General joins ACLU lawsuit against Trump
Schneiderman announced that his office has joined the ACLU’s lawsuit against Trump’s executive order, which effectively bans many Muslims from entering the country.
Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court
Gorsuch has challenged the Obama administration’s requirements for employers to provide health insurance that includes contraception.
Billionaires arrive on private jets to solve inequality, while African children eat ashes
To really help the poorest countries, we need to do less: less military, less debt, and less corporate farming.
9,442 citizen-reported fracking complaints reveal 12-Years of suppressed data
The volume of citizen complaints is alarming.
Ireland votes to become the world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels
“To have a fighting chance to combat catastrophic climate change, we must phase out fossil fuels.”
Trump fires attorney general
The last president to fire an attorney general was Richard Nixon.
Just hours after Trump signs Muslim ban a Texas mosque went up in flames
The mosque has been the target of hatred before and was burglarized just a week ago.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren condemns removal of Wells Fargo whistleblower site
Warren asked Hugler to reinstate the webpage for Wells Fargo whistleblowers and continue the ongoing investigation into the bank’s labor practices.
Bernie Sanders and others respond to Trump’s Muslim ban
“Trump's anti-Muslim order plays into the hands of fanatics wishing to harm America.”