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In the past when American faced monumental problems it had leaders and citizens who stood up and responded in various ways to help the country overcome them.
Pocahontas is an inspiration, not a racial slur
If Trump were a reader of history, he might know that calling someone “Pocahontas” is actually a compliment, not an insult.
Trump to open 16.7 million acres of Alaska rainforest for drilling
As the Amazon rainforest burns, President Donald Trump is opening a rainforest right here in the United States corporate interests.
World told act now or face 136 years of hunger, report warns
The report blames the combined crises of conflict, climate change, high food prices and mounting debt, all of which are denying billions of people the right to adequate food.
Jim Acosta, Julian Assange and the real US war on the free press
That a perfect opportunity to show a real, if still only potential, attack by the Trump Administration’s Justice Department on the freedom of the press was almost entirely ignored says a lot about the mainstream press’ actual priorities, not only in the U.S. but in most Western countries with less objectionable leaders.
To reduce inflation, control corporate profits
Everyone’s concerned about inflation these days. But politicians are blaming government benefits instead of rising inequality and corporate profits.
Jury awards 4 cents to family of man killed by sheriff’s deputy
“I think they were trying to insult the case,” the family’s lawyer, John Phillips, added. “Why go there with the $1? That was the hurtful part.”
Can warriors stop endless wars?
Whether they choose to speak out publicly or not, a striking number of them are now either antiwar or “war skeptical,” questioning whether some of our recent conflicts were faintly worth fighting in the first place.
Trump purge of National Science Board sparks warnings of political takeover of US science
The firing of every member of the National Science Board, alongside sweeping proposed cuts to federal research agencies, is raising alarms that the administration is dismantling independent scientific governance while jeopardizing America’s research leadership.
Bill McKibben: Climate change is scary – not the Green New Deal
It’s very clear that conservatives have one plan for dealing with the popularity of the Green New Deal: scaring the hell out of people.









