How a Russian steel oligarch and Putin ally is profiting from the Keystone XL...
DeSmog’s findings come as Trump is under scrutiny from Congress, U.S. intelligence agencies, and others for his personal and presidential campaign team’s ties to Russia.
Trump moves to repeal Obama’s Clean Water Rule
Now that Trump has taken this first step, further action against the EPA is likely to follow.
American troops as migrants
What the MAGA crowd don’t recognize: the troops they plan to rely on to carry out the deportations of potentially millions of people are, in their own way, also migrants.
Chief of Navy Intelligence Barred From Accessing Classified Information For Years
While investigating a foreign defense contractor caught bribing U.S. Navy senior officers, the Justice Department informed the Navy that Vice Adm. Ted “Twig” Branch along with hundreds of Navy personnel were suspected of accepting lavish gifts in exchange for classified materials.
How the Media Enabled Donald Trump by Destroying Politics First
The mainstream media is to blame for Donald Trump’s rise, but not for the reasons most people think.
Philadelphia Passes Paid Sick-Leave Law
Philadelphia City Council approved a bill on Thursday that mandates companies with 10 or more employees to provide their workers the opportunity to earn up to five days’ paid sick leave. The mayor, who changed his position on the issue, announced he would sign it.
The UN’s Capitalistic Approach to Zika
The capitalistic notion on which the UN's Sustainable Development Goals are founded is leading to discrimination and unequal concentration of wealth and power, especially where health care is concerned.
The biggest political party in America you’ve never heard of
Non-voters — those Americans eligible to vote but don’t — are in effect America’s biggest political party.
Donald Trump faces groundbreaking criminal trial as first former U.S. President in the dock
With jury selection underway, the world watches as this unprecedented trial unfolds, potentially reshaping America's political landscape.
The world’s four legacy empires going down
In a future full of signs that the four empires that have long dominated our world are all crumbling.









