Yearly Archives: 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.
FERC, which rejected 2 gas pipelines out of 400 since 1999, to review approval...
Over the past 30 years FERC has granted permits for all but two proposed interstate gas pipelines. It is a rubber stamp agency.
Trump and Haley claim to have negotiated $285M cut in UN’s budget
There’s nothing wrong with increasing efficiency and eliminating waste at the U.N., but it’s crucial that we don’t curtail the U.N.’s ability to save the lives of men, women and children worldwide.
Those tax-and-spend Republicans
If you are a middle class or poor person your taxes will rise either immediately or gradually over the next decade.
Federal judge approves affordable housing rule despite Ben Carson’s attempts to delay
This is about schools and transportation and doctor visits and grocery stores that people want to be able to access to support their families.
A year of Resistance – and why I’m hopeful for 2018
Americans from all walks of life are now awake to the threats this administration poses to our democracy, our health, our climate and basic human rights.
“You all just got a lot richer” Trump celebrates with friends at Mar-a-Lago after...
Trump was kicking off his holiday weekend at Mar-a-Lago, dubbed the "Winter White House."
Suppressed body cam video shows cops beating innocent unarmed man
No criminal charges have been filed against the Topeka Police Department for suppressing the footage or the prosecutors.
10 amazing social movement struggles in 2017 that give us reason to hope
Here are ten stories showing that people power works.
After learning that FBI deputy director plans to retire, Trump escalates his attacks
Republicans, especially President Trump, have consistently escalated their criticism of the bureau during its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.