President Biden issues executive order pardoning federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
The executive order will "pardon more than 6,500 individuals convicted of the offense and thousands more through pardons under Washington D.C. law."
The GOP a year after Trump
For the new GOP, states’ rights be damned because it’s all about consolidating power in Washington, under Trump.
Michael Moore to GOP electors: Vote against Trump and I will pay your state...
"Republican Electors – If you vote your conscience at noon and your state fines you for this, I will pay your fine."
Politicians should stop hiding behind the ‘two-state solution’ fantasy
Whatever the rhetoric, ending Israeli control over Palestinians in the territories occupied since 1967 is not on the table.
Bipartisan support for public lands protection bill passes through Congress
The new bill, S.47, is viewed as "a massive win for the present and future of American conservation."
Wall Street bonuses decline but still dwarf worker pay increases since 2008 crash
Since 2008, growth in the average Wall Street bonus has far outstripped wage growth for ordinary U.S. workers.
Clean energy grows, but many of the poorest remain in the dark
World Bank reports “a race” underway to secure sustainable energy, but a money gap leaves poorer nations – particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa – lagging.
Brett Kavanaugh, the all-American privileged boy
His was not a judicial temperament. It was the unhinged ranting of a right-wing ideologue who should not be allowed to serve as an associate justice of SCOTUS.
Major blow to soy industry as Chinese grow wary of GMOs
China has strict rules against GMO cultivation but permits the import of a few varieties, including soybeans.
The truth about Trump’s economy
Look at actual living standards of average working Americans, and you see an economy that’s getting worse, not better.