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Yearly Archives: 2017

The power of words and war on Democracy

How language can help in the fight against authoritarianism.

The billion-dollar loophole

The most generous charitable deduction in the federal tax code is being manipulated to make big profits – and there’s no sign that Congress has any intention of fixing the problem.

US Bank declares end to oil and gas pipeline loans – then quietly joins...

Environmentalists hoped that this was a chance for U.S. Bank to end its dealings with Energy Transfer Partners. It looks like this isn’t the case.

Here are the 227 Representatives that just voted to give tax breaks to corporations...

“These are the 227 GOP House members who voted for the #GOPTaxScam...SHAME!”

Charlottesville police chief steps down after failures during white supremacist rally

The report specifically accuses Chief Thomas of trying to limit the scope of the investigation.

Stop Trump movement

Time to reach out to each other. Hello?

STUDY: US lawmakers are looting America

The new tax overhaul, passed by the Senate yesterday, will only exacerbate the problem.

The big lie that is behind the Trump/GOP tax bill

Absent union pressure, the bosses will never raise wages.

Another major city bans single-use plastic bags

“It’s a fantastic first step to a larger zero-waste mentality.”

Pruitt’s plan to debate climate science paused as science confirms human link to extreme...

“What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic; it affects the rest of the planet.”