Trump’s three biggest enablers
Donald Trump has poisoned America, but he didn’t do it alone. He had help from the GOP, the media, and the Democratic Party.
How a disappearing and deluded middle class awaits the new president
Americans deluded by capitalist promises need to learn about progressive policies that would truly help them.
Dakota Access Pipeline builder ignored Obama admin request to halt construction
“This debacle also shows the need to make the Army Corps of Engineers’ permitting process much more transparent, with a full environmental review and thorough, participatory tribal consultation.”
Pipeline blast that killed one under investigation by national safety board
House Democrats called for an investigation this week citing their concerns that this was the “third major incident on Colonial’s system in just over a year and the seventh in less than five years.”
USDA approves 2 new varieties of GMO potatoes
It's hardly an exaggeration to say that over the past two decades, the agriculture industry in the U.S. has wholeheartedly embraced GMO crops with gusto
Former Chris Christie allies convicted in bridge scandal
Although federal prosecutors claim they do not possess enough evidence to convict Christie of a crime, critics of the New Jersey governor suspect Christie had initiated the Bridgegate scandal and used his subordinates to take the fall for him.
Paris climate agreement becomes official international law
The Paris agreement seeks to create a more transparent system that will allow the public to monitor how well goals are met by each country as climate change progress is made.
Why is Washington still pushing the trans-pacific partnership?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) embodies the stacked deck. It was negotiated in secret of, by and for the global corporations.
The Standing Rock victory you didn’t hear about
The day 40 to 50 Native water protectors kept 250 militarized police from attacking camp.
War and double Standards
Understanding the Sieges of Aleppo and Mosul