Yearly Archives: 2016
Political Poison
The Flint lead disaster exposed the callousness of people like Michigan’s governor, who blame the poor for all of their misfortune.
This Activist Is Raising 200 Dogs After Saving Them From South Korean Slaughterhouses
For the past twenty-six years, the activist and animal lover, 61-year-old Jung Myoung Sook, has been rescuing dogs intended to be slaughtered and sold to restaurants in South Korea.
Hillary Clinton Refuses to Say If She Will Release Copies of Her Paid Speeches...
“Two weeks ago, Clinton laughed when The Intercept’s Lee Fang asked Clinton if she would release the transcripts of her paid speeches.”
Here’s How Cuts to Planned Parenthood are Impacting Poor Women
A new study shows that Medicaid-covered births are up and contraceptive claims are down.
Hillary Clinton’s Support for GMOs Confirmed by Gates Foundation
Hillary Clinton, who is currently in a race with anti-GMO Senator Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate, is coming under increasing pressure following a series of revelations regarding her ties to Monsanto and the Biotech Industry.
The Media Win Iowa! Will They Carry New Hampshire?
Round one goes not to the candidates but the media, which reasserted its dominance over the political process — for now.
Oregon Congressman Wants Militia Members to Pay for Occupation
The occupation is estimated to be costing local authorities around $100,000 per week, with total costs over $1 million. Only four people remain occupying the refuge.
Here Are the Republicans Who Blocked Flint Assistance but Received Disaster Aid for Their...
These Republicans have received federal disaster aid in the past for their own states, but claim the Flint crisis is the responsibility of state and local authority.
Newly Released Study Shows Tie Between Fracking Water and Earthquakes
The new study shows that wastewater disposal, when injected into wells underground, can cause a build up of pressure that can lead to earthquakes.
If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?
Programs across the country are trying to make it easier for new farmers to get started and put down roots. Here's why: There's only one farmer under 35 for every six over 65. By 2030, one-quarter of America's current farmers will retire.