Tag: national parks
Trump’s interior dept. nominee, Rep. Ryan Zinke to face questioning on...
The National Parks Action Fund gave Rep. Zinke an “F” for his voting record on bills that would impact national parks.
Big Oil cheers as Trump plans to open national parks for...
For now, it looks like the Right's "Drill, Baby, Drill" ethos is back on.
The Disney-fication of Our National Parks
Congress is letting major corporations buy naming rights in America’s national park system.
GOP Platform Proposes To Get Rid Of National Parks And National...
The GOP platform includes a provision that would leave national parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests vulnerable to privatization.
‘Proud Partners’ Corporatize Our Parks
Why are our presidents so good at praising America's national park system, but lousy at maintaining it? Now Park Service officials have begun the "corporatization" process starting with "co-branding" agreements with national parks.
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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...
Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.
Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law
Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.
Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight
Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.
Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot
Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated
The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.