CPAC 2022—no war, but the culture war
The faces of CPAC have changed from a more traditional conservative to an odd mixture of libertarian isolationism and cultural dog-whistling so loud that my labradoodle back at home started howling.
Bernie Sanders Releases Powerful New Video Fighting Exploitation
If elected president, Sanders promises to do everything in his power to put an end to the exploitation of both migrant and domestic workers.
Trump’s Trojan horse tax cut
Using the promise of middle-class tax cuts as a Trojan horse for a tax windfall for the rich and deep spending cuts is a tactic dating back to the Reagan administration.
Forget Exxon – big meat and dairy could single-handedly doom the planet
We must stop these meat and dairy giants from destroying the climate and work towards making our small farmers, herders and ranchers resilient.
It’s Not Over Until It’s Over
Bernie’s successes don’t help Trump. To the contrary, they are bringing into politics millions of young voters whose values are opposite to those of Trump’s.
It takes FIVE MILLION gallons of freshwater to frack a single gas well
Five million gallons equals 250,000 bathtubs, or seven Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Kentucky ‘now a forced-birth state’ after judge reinstates abortion bans
"We must codify the right to abortion in Congress," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "Pregnant people deserve to make their own healthcare decisions."
Second Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Trial
Although Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. failed to put a seatbelt on Gray and ignored multiple requests for medical attention, he has become the second Baltimore police officer acquitted of all criminal charges against him.
Maine becomes ninth state to sue Big Oil for climate deception
The state will take fossil fuel companies including Chevron, BP and ExxonMobil to court for climate lies and damages.
Making sense of reactionary victim culture
Along with their portrayal of themselves as the real victims of made up or almost entirely online concepts like ‘cancel culture’, many on the right from politicians to pundits also excel at projection.