Saturday, July 12, 2025

We like simple solutions. And that creates complex problems

Whether it’s politics, economy, healthcare, social issues or foreign policy, Americans are extremely divided on what to do, even though they agree that the system is broken.

Resistance that won’t quit: A timeline of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Despite a Trump executive order undoing nearly nine years of defiance, the story of the-pipeline-that-won’t-die isn’t over.

Thousands protest Philando Castile shooting verdict

“This verdict shows how the system is rigged against justice for victims of police terror.”

Resistance in a time of gunfire

We don’t have to reinvent ourselves along violent lines. Instead, we can become a country that changes itself through nonviolent revolution.

Frat boy fascists and real world trolls

The idea that the left, even at its extremes, surpasses the right in terms of violence is a myth propagated as much by the center as it is by the right.

Judge’s ruling on Standing Rock a second chance for justice

The federal court decision could start a new chapter in the DAPL saga, beginning with dropping prosecution of water protectors.

From pseudo-democracy to real participation

True democracy is an expression of the brotherhood of man.

Trump administration quietly rolls back civil rights efforts across federal government

Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations.

Here’s the PR firm behind ‘Your Energy America’ front group pushing Atlantic Coast Pipeline

“The fossil fuel industry craves its own grassroots movement, and they really are having a hard time not appearing to be the thugs that they are.”