History shows that stacking federal science advisory committees doesn’t work
Facing these threats, scientists should not disengage from providing the nation with objective analysis and recommendations.
Killing civilians in Iraq and Syria
The Trump administration has shifted from extermination to annihilation in its war against the Islamic State.
When Barbara Lee doesn’t speak for me
Lee now seems to have cast aside her beliefs expressed in her historic 2001 speech.
Environmentalists urge Democrats to join Sanders in opposing dirty energy bill
“As a nation, our job is to move away from fossil fuels toward sustainable energy and energy efficiency,” says Sanders. “This bill does the opposite.”
Trump and the Christian fascists
Let us openly defy the liberal establishment, which will not save us, to demand and fight for economic reparations for the poor and the working class.
Student loan giant’s lost paperwork results in thousands of dismissed loans
The lost paperwork is further evidence that the loan-industry complex is disinterested in acting on behalf of their student-borrowers.
The progressive’s guide to reacting to offensive comedy
Ten tips for when everyone says your favorite comedian has “gone too far.”
When empires fall
The United States’ reign as an Empire is coming to an end.
Saving Illinois: Getting more bang for the state’s bucks
Illinois is teetering on bankruptcy and other states are not far behind, largely due to unfunded pension liabilities; but there are solutions.
The Trump administration’s dangerous plans for “America’s backyard”
The last thing these countries need is a further escalation of violence and new approaches for dealing with what is in large part a youth problem need to be put forward.