Tag: Trump administration
10 good things about a TERRIBLE year
As we head into the new year, let’s keep ourselves inspired by the hard work of folks at home and abroad who gave us something to cheer about for 2017.
A year with Trump
A president’s most fundamental legal and moral responsibility is to uphold and protect our system of government. Trump has degraded that system.
10 amazing social movement struggles in 2017 that give us reason...
Here are ten stories showing that people power works.
Appeals court: Trump’s third attempt at travel ban is illegal
The president failed to make a "legally sufficient" finding that entry of those he wants to bar from entering the US would be “detrimental to the interests of the United States.”
Trump administration shuts down study on the safety of offshore drilling
“One thing we should all be able to agree on is that safety is of paramount importance, so preventing a study like this simply flies in the face of common sense.”
The big picture of how we got into this mess (of...
Best wishes for a 2018 that’s better for America than 2017 was.
The big lie that is behind the Trump/GOP tax bill
Absent union pressure, the bosses will never raise wages.
Collusion among friends: An alternative Russiagate narrative emerges
Has the Russiagate trail followed by Robert Mueller, in a round about way led to... Israel?
The triumph of the oligarchs
A tidal wave of public loathing is growing across the land – toward Trump, the GOP, and the oligarchs they serve; and to the deception, the wealth, and the power that underlies them.
Trump judicial nominee can’t answer basic questions on law
"The questions he was being asked could be answered by a second year law student.”
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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.
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
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.
Ready or not, AI government is already here
Automation has shaped governments for decades, but new AI-driven systems are taking on functions from warfare to welfare. Promising speed and efficiency, their growing influence over decision-making complicates political accountability and risks autonomous governance being beyond human control.