Monday, September 21, 2026

Weeks before becoming Trump top energy adviser, Mike Catanzaro lobbied for Keystone XL

“Catanzaro’s appointment as a key Trump administration energy and climate adviser so soon after he served as a fossil fuel lobbyist is an outrageous conflict of interest.”

New anti-protest laws cast a long shadow on First Amendment rights

Tiffany Crutcher was worried.  Oklahoma lawmakers had passed a new measure stiffening penalties for protesters who block roadways and...

5 things we need from any new health care law

Including protecting people with preexisting conditions, funding Planned Parenthood, and other ways to ensure care.

5 Michigan officials charged with manslaughter in Flint water crisis

Still, no criminal charges have been filed against the governor at this time.
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Political jujitsu: Now’s the time for Medicare for all

Either expensive health care for the few, or affordable health care for the many.

Coca-Cola produced more than 110 billion plastic bottles last year

Coca-Cola has increased their use of single-use plastic bottles over the last decade.

What’s really behind Republicans’ mounting transphobia?

And why all of us must speak out against it.

The evil that guns do

The firearms lobby suggests that because morality can’t be legislated, the evil of gun violence can only be controlled by... more guns.

Human exposure to glyphosate has skyrocketed 500% since introduction of GMO crops

The public needs to be better informed of the potential risks of the numerous herbicides sprayed onto our food supply.

Trump’s wildlife protection board supports trophy hunting

Although Trump had openly tweeted about being against hunting, some members of this advisory board have direct ties with the president and his family.