Tag: politics
A Washington echo chamber for a New Cold War
War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington’s world of think tanks, the answer is: the bottom line.
How Mitch McConnell flouts the will of the American people
Right now, one person—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—stands in the way of America’s fight against COVID-19.
Is Joe Biden ready for the urgency of the climate crisis?
Candidate Joe Biden proposed the most ambitious climate policy of any presidential candidate in history. Can President Biden deliver?
The scary truth is many senate Dems share the same corporate...
She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support.
City Councilman charged with assault and impersonating an officer
Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski chased down a young woman after she placed three Black Lives Matter stickers on Trump-Pence signs posted along the road.
How Donald Trump is putting American workers at risk
The federal government long ago created various agencies to protect workers’ rights and safety, but Trump turned them into appendages of corporate America.
ExxonMobil claims shift on climate but continues to fund climate science...
The company’s professed support for a carbon tax is a disingenuous public relations ploy to delay government action.
The public, the personal, and the utter hypocrisy of the GOP
The underlying issue is the common good, what we owe each other as members of the same society.
How Donald Trump intends to weaponize the Supreme Court against ordinary...
The addition of anti-worker Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the right-wing-dominated Supreme Court will help the rich tighten their stranglehold on working people.
The 6 most revealing moments from the presidential debate
The first presidential debate was as horrific as we feared it would be.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.