Monday, April 6, 2026

Tag: politics

World unites against Trump on climate

Donald Trump is learning the hard way that he cannot thwart the entire world on climate change and expect to continue with business as usual.

Restoring the Voting Rights Act

This week, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in Congress in hopes of restoring Section 5 to modern standards.

A round-up of responses to terrorism more graceful than the president’s

Responding to outbursts of violence in a reasoned and rational way must be one of our highest priorities.

A rising tide of anger and frustration spreads across America, generating...

This is exactly what America needs, what it must have, at this most critical time in its history.

EPA boss launches program to ‘critique’ scientific consensus on climate change

Since taking the EPA’s helm, Pruitt has assisted with President Trump’s systematic dismantling of critical rules that protect the environment in favor of energy development.

Two questions about Trump and Republicans that stump progressives

At a time when the country is tearing itself apart, when progressives and conservatives each see the other as immoral and un-American, we must begin to understand why this is happening.

Naomi Klein: The worst is yet to come with Trump, so...

There’s no doubt that some savvy people around Trump are using the daily shocks as cover to advance wildly pro-corporate policies that bear little resemblance to what Trump pledged on the campaign trail.

Trump channels Nero

Our descendants will thank us and curse the greedy grabber polluters. 

The Senate GOP health care bill is lethal for the poor...

The fight against the Senate’s deadly health care bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.The fight against the Senate’s deadly health care bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.

Trump’s sugar swamp

Sugar producers’ political clout is nothing new, in the U.S. or other industrialized countries.

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Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction

Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.

Trump threatens to bomb Iran into the ‘Stone Ages’ as experts warn of possible...

Threats to destroy Iran’s electric grid and bridges raise alarm among legal scholars as strikes hit medical, energy, and civilian infrastructure.

Austria blocks US warplanes as European allies distance themselves from Trump’s Iran war

Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.

Blowback 2026

The Price of Empire and the costs of War on Iran.

Artificial Intelligence vs. human stupidity

Many countries still go to war believing that God is on their side. Just as dangerous are those that believe that they will win because technology is on their side.