Tag: Alabama
Alabama’s lessons for the Democratic Party
Social movements build power and make change, and the Democrats would be wise to heed the lessons of Alabama.
Black voters, specifically women, defeated Roy Moore
African American women went for Jones by a margin of 97 to three.
Roy Moore’s loss signals a GOP tearing itself apart ahead of...
The upset win by Doug Jones in Alabama shows the Republicans have nothing to offer and everything to lose.
Moore is less: Alabama, the Senate and the nation will suffer
As the special election approaches, Republicans abandon morality for power.
Former legislator pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy and fraud
“Public corruption is among the most serious of criminal violations and a betrayal of the public’s sacred trust.”
Alabama Governor resigns before pleading guilty to criminal charges
In 2014, Bentley accidentally sent a text to his wife intended for his political adviser and mistress, Rebekah Mason, that said, “I love you, Rebekah.”
Pipeline blast that killed one under investigation by national safety board
House Democrats called for an investigation this week citing their concerns that this was the “third major incident on Colonial’s system in just over a year and the seventh in less than five years.”
Gas pipeline explosion kills 1 and injures 5
Alabama is currently in a massive drought and is vulnerable to wildfires, making these events all the more dangerous.
220 ‘Significant’ Pipeline Spills Already This Year Exposes Troubling Safety Record
The number of significant pipeline incidents grew 26.8 percent from 2006 to 2015.
Media Silent as Two States Declare State of Emergency Due to...
Why is the mainstream media ignoring a major pipeline spill that has caused two states to declare state of emergencies?
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Australia becomes first country to approve psychedelics as form of medicine
Australia is reclassifying them as “controlled substances” and making them available for use in managed medical settings.
Congress has been captured by the arms industry
And what a price to pay!
How Indigenous land management practices are a blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture
As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices.
We don’t have to choose between nuclear madmen
We can make a difference -- maybe even the difference -- to avert global nuclear annihilation.
What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts?
Let's start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money.