For Future Summer Olympics, Climate Change Is No Game
At the U.S. Olympic marathon trials held in Los Angeles to choose the team for the Rio Olympic Games this year, 30 percent of the runners dropped out of the race due to the heat. It will be even worse 4 years from now.
There’s Something Iffy About Hillary’s Pick to Set Up her White House
Meet Ken Salazar: The newest appointment for Clinton's administration and a man with a long history of support things Clinton has promised to fight against.
Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single Payer
Two choice are emerging: one is a public single-payer system. The other is a hugely-expensive for-profit oligopoly with the market power to charge high prices even to healthy people – and to charge sick people an arm and a leg.
NYC Agrees to Pay Over $4 Million to Family of Akai Gurley
In order to settle the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gurley’s family, Liang has agreed to pay $25,000 to Kimberly Ballinger, the mother of Gurley’s young daughter Akaila.
California Freeways Will Soon Generate Electricity
If they are successful, perhaps other states will consider harvesting electricity from their busy roadways.
Donald Trump and the Extreme Vetting of Muslims
Trump hopes for a bounce in the polls via this ugly religious bigotry. Here's to hoping that Americans are better than that.
Why President Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie’s “Political Revolution” to Get Anything Done
The pragmatist in her must know that the only way her ideas will make it in real life is if the public is organized and mobilized behind them.
The American Shooting Gallery, With Americans as the Targets
The greatest blame lies with this government, from the president to the Congress, who should be working non-stop to come up with the solutions necessary to bring this problem under control.
Milwaukee Erupts Into Violence After Deadly Police Shooting
Tensions remain high in Milwaukee as of Sunday but the violence has died down. The National Guard is activated and remains on alert in case deployment is necessary.
One Year of a Coal CEO’s Salary Could Transition U.S. Coal Miners to Work...
The CEO of Consol Energy earned about $14 million in 2012, more than enough to retrain all of the company's employees for jobs in the PV industry.