Under Trump air pollution has increased for the first time in nearly a decade
“We had expected that things would be getting worse—and that they would perhaps be getting worse in lots of places.”
Government loophole sacrificed $18 billion to Big Oil
The loophole dates back to a 1995 law that urged companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico by offering oil companies a break from paying royalties on the oil produced.
Hundreds of thousands expected to join ‘historic nationwide mobilization’ on eve of Trump impeachment...
"The night before the House of Representatives takes a historic vote to impeach Trump," progressive groups said of the anticipated action, "we'll head to every congressional office and public square to declare that nobody is above the law."
Trump’s emoluments mess
Clearly, Trump continues to violate the Constitution’s emoluments clauses. We can hold him accountable in three ways.
House of Representatives approves making animal cruelty a federal offense
Under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a violator could face up to seven years in prison.
The ignorance about universal healthcare for Americans is astounding, incomprehensible
If we sent a man to the moon, if we developed the revolutionary internet, then we can develop a world-class healthcare system.
Bernie Sanders pledges to end prosecution of whistleblowers
Progressives hail Sanders’ pledge to end the use of this out-dated act.
Global millionaires—just 0.9% of population—now own nearly half of world’s $361 trillion in wealth,...
The bottom 56 percent of the population owns just 1.8 percent of the world’s wealth.
Can we have fair capitalism?
If we had certain services provided by the government while others provided by private businesses, what would be the best way to make certain that both were being operated properly and in accordance with standards of fairness?
Warren’s ‘transformational’ education plan takes aim at charter schools and vouchers, vowing to make...
"It's a plan focused on supporting students from birth to college and career, and on supporting teachers throughout their careers."