Tag: politics
The West Coast will determine the fate of the fossil fuel...
All along the Pacific Coast, environmentalists are gearing up for an epic fight.
Unintended consequences foul the Trump swamp
What about truly damaging accumulations of unintended consequences that emerge from Trump incompetence, instability and hypocrisy on repeated pledges?
Republicans, obsessed with gutting Obamacare, other social programs: That’s called committing...
It will be time for these politicians that have no vision to begin writing their political obituaries, because they will face political extinction in the elections of 1018 and 2020.
Powerful South Carolina political consultant implicated in indictments of a veteran...
Investigation echoes findings of Capitol Gains series
Alec Baldwin should play the role of Trump at the White...
Millions of Americans will be watching this dinner on their TVs, most of them laughing so hard that they will be crying.
The U.S. has one inspector for every 5,000 miles of pipeline...
If U.S. president Donald Trump’s plans to complete both the long-disputed Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines come to fruition, they would add 327 miles and 1,172 miles, respectively, to that burden.
Yes, schools can improve; Here’s how
Faced with two utterly misguided directions for education policy, some argue for a “centrist solution,” as if meeting in the middle of two bad ideas can somehow produce something good.
‘Silent coup’ or presidential paranoia?
He may style himself a populist but its becoming ever more clear that President Trump will be even more destructive to social and environmental norms than the 1% could have imagined in their wildest dreams.
Find the adults and get them in the room
If democracy isn’t participatory it isn’t decent democracy.
Trump administration attempting to cut leading climate science agency budget
Deep budget cuts to the NOAA and other climate science agencies could threaten public safety and academic programs.
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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.
Trump, complicity in genocide, started a terrible war; he must be removed NOW.
When will this march into Trump authoritarianism be stopped by some powerful, fearless leader?
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.
Spain blocks US war operations in Iran and calls conflict “profoundly illegal”
Madrid closes airspace and denies military base access, widening tensions with Washington as legal experts cite violations of the UN charter