A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Urgent next steps for Palestine at the UN
How an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly can pass a binding resolution to recognize Palestine and launch a UN-led arms embargo, economic boycott and other concrete measures to force Israel to end the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.
Troubled by Trends in America?
If you are troubled by the various social, economic and political changes transpiring in America, here is a quick antidote.
DOT suspends a Trump administration rule allowing liquified natural gas transport by rail
The suspension of the federal rule will remain in effect until either DOT passes a replacement rule that governs LNG by rail, or June 30, 2025 before LNG transport by rail can resume.
New budget deal preserves all 19 social spending programs Trump tried to eliminate
Economic relief agencies as well as support for arts and culture got nearly a five-month reprieve from the more radical cuts proposed in Trump’s budget.
DeVos’s education budget throws students to the loan sharks
It’s clear, no matter which company wins, the students lose.
Against reason: The ‘war on drugs’ continues, will Trump make it worse?
While activists have won some important battles in putting an end to the costly debacle of the drug war, the fight will continue.
Bunker-busting ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’
The cost for shunning what Jesus begot –/ Lip service that cracks our melting pot.
Debt relief – Japanese-style – could work here
Japan has found a way to write off its national debt without creating inflation. Why can’t we do that?
Elizabeth Warren launches investigation into sudden collapse of for-profit college chain
Warren and several other senators demanded the Department take immediate steps to aid and protect students, veterans, and taxpayers in the wake of the significant collapse.