Yearly Archives: 2017
The Trump effect, one year later: Thousands of women running for office
After Trump’s victory over Clinton, women realized how much the country needs them in politics.
Ohio sues pipeline companies over pollution, residential construction
Rover Pipeline has racked up more "noncompliance incidents" than any other interstate gas pipeline.
Donna Brazile, the DNC, and democratizing the Democrats
Democrats have no time to lose. The world is teetering on the edge of disaster, and so is their party.
Ahead of COP23 climate talks: 25,000 march demanding end to ‘era of fossil fuels’
"We don't have time to play games of climate denial or greenwashing of dirty energy."
Court rules that deputy can be sued for shooting downed man and stomping head
“An officer has the right to terminate the threat, but not terminate the person.”
Congress’s romance with cowardice
War without war powers (the not-so-new American way)
Extreme poverty cut in half? Only in the minds of the capitalists
The median wealth of the world's adults is $2,222, down from $3,248 at the end of 2007.
Trump’s most damning legacy
By saying and doing whatever he believes it takes for him to come out on top, Donald Trump has abused the trust we place in a president to preserve and protect the nation’s capacity for self-government.
26 dead in Texas church shooting
Victims of the shooting range in ages from 5 to 72, including the Pastor's daughter and a pregnant woman.
In the water-scarce Southwest, an ancient irrigation system disrupts big agriculture
In New Mexico and Colorado, the “acequia” is more than just democratic water distribution – it is at the center of Southwest culture.