7 key environmental amendments to watch
As debate continues on the spending bill, dozens of environmental amendments could receive votes. Here are some to watch:
Park Ranger Murdered While Protecting Critically Endangered Gorillas
Jacques is the second ranger to be killed in the park in the last six months.
Shelter within the storm: A dialog on politics and culture
A dialog on the artist’s role in times of extreme societal and cultural alienation and worldwide crisis.
Trump’s proposed tax cuts would further widen the gap between rich and poor
The Trump/Republican tax cut proposal is an opportunity to discuss how to redistribute wealth and power.
Trump names climate denier Kathleen Hartnett-White to head White House environmental council
Hartnett-White will go through a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing process, during which she will likely face questions about her past record of denying climate change and promoting fossil fuels.
Is Trump’s demolition derby apt ‘punishment’ for our sins?
If any higher power – call it fortune, destiny or divinity – had wanted Armageddon to roll over America, what Horses’ Ass of the Apocalypse wouldn’t do better than Trump?
Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary with key support from youth voters
At a celebration in Manchester, Bernie Sanders said his victory in New Hampshire is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump.
2 or 3 things I know about Capitalism (with apologies to Jean-Luc Godard)
We either struggle and strive, by and any and all means, to end the system -- or it will end us.
Why we need to confront the billionaires’ paradise
It’s time to “strike back” – not against wealthy individuals, but against oligarchy itself.
The battle for hearts and minds: RT, WikiLeaks and net neutrality
The ongoing battle to maintain net neutrality is perhaps the most important free speech issue facing the United States, if not the West as a whole.