Tag: politics
Science celebrities speak out on Earth Day
“We are at a critical juncture. Science is under attack.”
Mad bombers just so 20th century
Help us impeach this Tweeting Nuclear Option—and for Trump the nuclear option is not REPEAT NOT a metaphor.
Trump’s attack on Syria; a wag the dog or a false...
If Trump had any credibility then perhaps his account of what happened might not even be questioned.
“Enemies foreign and domestic”
As a nation, as a people, Americans must come to grips with what is underway and decide what kind of country this is and what it is going to become before the dystopian tide overwhelms us.
2017 Amerika: A new Reich?
We know the Democrats will trumpet a woman’s right to choose, and gay rights, and even a more liberal immigration policy. Yet, when it comes to the meat and potato issues there is little or no difference between the two parties.
The judicial test Neil Gorsuch can’t pass
The moral test, which asks whether a nominee’s opinions adversely or positively will affect the lives of ordinary Americans, is far more important than what they've been trying to talk about in Gorsuch's confirmation hearings.
Bannon, Kushner, and Trump’s upside-down populism
Americans are rightfully incensed that the system is rigged against them. But they’re angry at the riggers – not at the system.
Why these missile strikes won’t make things better for the Syrian...
There are serious questions as to whether Trump’s bombing of the Syrian base has anything to do with protecting civilians.
Republicans currently in the driver’s seat but Democrats are sitting in...
Why are Republicans relentlessly following this negative, destructive agenda?
50 years later, a speech by King has lessons for a...
Difficult work remains for those in whom Martin Luther King Jr. had the most hope: the people, organizing grass-roots power for peace.
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Why capitalism relies on nature and care work it does not pay for
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal. Here’s why that matters.
If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.
Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...
What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.
‘Product of USA’ becomes a real standard enforced by USDA
The new standard, finalized in March 2024 and fully enforceable since the start of 2026, closes this gap and practice that often misled consumers who believed they were supporting American ranchers.
Nicotine-based vaping likely causes lung, oral cancers, new comprehensive review
The review noted that the aerosols exhibit nearly all ten "key characteristics of carcinogens" identified by the World Health Organization.