What would real ‘national defense’ look like?
The three maxims for a newly progressive Pentagon.
Oil companies were not held accountable for 10.8 million gallons of oil spilled in...
Scientists predict that future storms, which will increase in intensity due to the climate crisis, will exacerbate environmental damage.
GOP Congressman adds amendment to kill funding for Mueller investigation
The Republican legislator slipped his amendment into a massive federal funding bill that the House of Representatives is expected to consider after returning next week from recess.
NATO is not a defensive international organization but was founded to threaten the USSR
Time for a history lesson about NATO.
Sports can distract us (but not enough)
It’s now all Trumpiana all the time.
LAPD Commander demoted after suspicious car crash
Jeff Nolte, who headed the LAPD’s Force Investigation Group, has been on paid leave since allegedly crashing his car and fleeing the scene.
Bernie and the Big Banks
The bottom line: Regulation won’t end the Street’s abuses. The Street has too much firepower. And because it continues to be a major source of campaign funding, no set of regulations will be tough enough.
How hypocrites in high places have contributed to the riots in the streets
A decades-long wealth grab by the richest Americans has left millions of Americans on the brink of poverty — and poverty begets violence.
2 more Atlanta cops fired after assaulting college students on video
Although the Atlanta Police Department confirmed that Hood and Jones were terminated on Wednesday, officials did not explain why they were not fired earlier along with Gardner and Streeter.
The Disney-fication of Our National Parks
Congress is letting major corporations buy naming rights in America’s national park system.