Fracking filthy fuel
England is the only country within the UK where fracking is currently allowed.
Cornucopia of calamities: The unbearable density of Trump
Trump forces onto center stage the vulnerability of the White House to be weaponized to serve demagoguery.
Scare-mongering is the only thing Trump and Republicans have got
The solution to the refugee crisis is generous aid to struggling Central American countries, not a Pentagon mobilization.
Shun the chief ‘enemy of the people’
The majority can’t impeach or convict a president of malfeasance, but we can take moral stances that reclaim our commitment to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness – not for the few but for the many.
An arena full of the richest Americans would own as much wealth as 70%...
We just have to hope Americans have learned about the greed and deception of that arena full of super-rich.
Trump’s trade tariffs, a ‘fool’s errand’ that won’t work and will backfire
Trump did not have to resort to tariffs. All he needed to do was make it very clear to Chinese leaders that there had to be significant changes made to the trade relationship...
The Founder’ monumental constitutional mistake; 2 senators from each state
But let’s not blame the Founders because they had no way of knowing how large this country would become and the great degree to which the populations of its states would vary.
Sharing is key to a new economic and democratic order
We are at the beginning of the Age of Sharing, but it will not be gifted to us.
Republican chauvinists won this battle against women, but won’t win the war
But the good news is that women are going to make them pay a terrible price for their treachery in the very near future.
Unemployment falls to lowest level since 1969 as economy adds 134,000 jobs
In spite of the unusually low unemployment rate there is little evidence of wage acceleration.