The Most Important Election of Your Life
The real nightmare is likely to emerge in 2020 or thereafter, if a far more capable politician than Trump embraces similar retrograde positions rides America B into Washington.
TransCanada Files NAFTA Suit Demanding More Than $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection
TransCanada recently filed a lawsuit against the United States because of the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.
2008 All Over Again
“Britain’s withdrawal from the eurozone will damage not only the international banking system, but hamper Washington’s aggressive policies toward Russia and the Ukraine.”
Looming Brexit Mayhem Will Expose Disruptive TrumpThink
So, brace for reams of critical Brexit analysis, implying the UK cut off its nose to spite its face. And let’s never forget Trump’s high-risk, gambling world is “winning take all.” That means “losers gets nothing.” Hardly a great model for parenting, let alone large-scale, global business planning or trade or health for complex, modern nation-states. Gambling for adults works when betting disposable dollars on transient sporting events when the results are instantly known. Will voters in November here not add false flummery about Brexit shortfalls as another crack-brain spoke in Trump’s broken-down political wheelhouse?
Bees Now Have Some Allies In Congress
“The bill, introduced Thursday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would increase funding and improve cooperation among federal agencies that are working on getting pollinator numbers back up.”
John Lewis Stands Up for Human Dignity Once Again
A sit-in by the civil-rights icon on the floor of the House of Representatives is a powerful statement against gun violence.
There’s No More Denying It: Trump Is Openly Racist
The GOP candidate's brouhaha with a Mexican-American judge exposes him as a manic threat to anyone he dislikes.
The War on Mexico’s Teachers
The demonization of teachers and the idea that making a profit is more important than ensuring that all citizens have the right to a public education offers just one more example of how morally bankrupt the philosophy of neo-liberalism has become.
A House Divided (On Gun Control) Cannot Vacation
This historic protest was demanding what can only be called a meager measure, delaying suspected terrorists from buying guns. What about restoring the assault-weapons ban?
OGADEN: Ethiopia’s Hidden Shame
The film records the distressing stories of three extraordinary young women, Anab, Maryama and Fatuma.









