Tag: politics
The public’s viewpoint: Regulations are protections
When you hear Regulations are Protections for the Public, think of the details and the consequences. Go beyond the words. Act positively.
Senate panel approves former ExxonMobil chief executive for secretary of state
His nomination now heads to the full Senate, which should confirm him next week.
Trump’s press secretary attacks media’s coverage of inauguration
Aerial photos of the event show a lot of open space, but Spicer believes photos were “intentionally framed” in a way to downplay the crowd-size.
The hostile transition of power
It is impossible to govern the country in this style, as we see already in Trump’s failure to fill so many vital positions that he was forced to ask Obama appointees to remain in place.
The American state of mind: Apprehension, frustration, distrust, fear
How much longer will they take this kind of beating before we see a societal eruption?
Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education
The keys to authentic education have always been interest and ability and when these are absent so too is authentic learning.
A likely way that Trump would be forced out of office
All that’s needed in order to trigger this nightmare would be Pence plus half of Trump’s Cabinet.
A party of control-obsessed politicians take charge – dark times ahead...
The good news is that there will be Congressional elections in 2018, then national elections in 2020.
Trump’s attack on civil rights hero John Lewis over MLK day...
The congressman does not plan on attending Trump’s inauguration, along with a handful of Democrats who are boycotting the event.
Yertle, the Commander-in-Chief
A children’s classic rings true today and offers an answer to authoritarian rule.
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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.
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
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?
Nuke power equals Trump profits
Amidst his escalating attacks on renewable energy and atomic safety, the Trump family’s investments in nuclear fusion live under a bad cloud that threatens us all.